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 latest of the Government’s key legislation for this session has been unveiled with the publication of the Drugs Bill. The proposals contained in the bill have been widely trailed and include giving police the power to test for class A drugs on arrest and making dealing near schools or involving children an aggravated factor… Read more »
New rules on the testing of doctors have been postponed while the Government considers the recommendations from the Shipman Inquiry. The General Medical Council (GMC) had planned to introduce new ways of examining a doctor’s fitness to practice in April 2005. But this has now been put off indefinitely pending a review of how far… Read more »
