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Additional resources for firearms licensing in Cumbria following BASC meeting

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 »

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BASC challenges illegal move by West Mercia Police

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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Labour has said that it would offer more help to working parents, with an increase in maternity leave. Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt said today that Labour would offer mothers an extra three months’ paid maternity leave by 2007, with the eventual goal being a year’s paid leave by the end of the next… Read more »

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Education Secretary Ruth Kelly is to launch a new offensive against the hardcore of truants that account for the majority of those missing school. Official statistics suggest that 40,000 youngsters have returned to school since 1997, with the Government claiming that this is down to initiatives set up by ministers to tackle the problem. Now,… Read more »