The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »
BASC’s head of firearms Bill Harriman has written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police to challenge its decision to make all applications for firearms and shotgun certificates online only. The force announced this week that from 1 May printed applications would no longer be accepted. In a letter to Chief Constable Alex Murray,… Read more »
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The Government will only achieve its aim of encouraging more fathers to take paternity leave if the pay available rises, according to a new report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). It claims that UK workers are increasingly adopting more flexible working practises, but that the Government needs to “bite on the… Read more »
Britain’s A&E department now treat 96 per cent of patients within four hours and are envied around the world, the Government’s emergency care tsar has said. Sir George Alberti said that “groundbreaking” progress had seen A&E departments leap from a rate of 70-80 per cent for the same target to 96 per cent in the… Read more »
