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’s plans to deport foreign nationals involved in the promotion of terrorism could be hampered by a new EU directive. Home secretary Charles Clarke intends to begin removal proceedings against as many as ten extremist clerics and supporters of terrorism this week. But the European Commission will bring forward plans on Thursday to bar… Read more »
London mayor Ken Livingstone will face a disciplinary hearing for comparing a Jewish journalist to a Nazi concentration camp guard. The Board of Deputies of British Jews filed a complaint to the Standards Board for England, the local government watchdog, in February after Mr Livingstone compared Evening Standard journalist Oliver Finegold to a Nazi concentration… Read more »
