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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Population figures used by the government to establish funding levels for local authorities are unworkably inaccurate, MPs have warned. A report published today by a sub-committee of the Commons’ Treasury select committee concludes the problem is an urgent one because of the increasingly volatile nature of Britain’s population. It urges the government to stop using… Read more »
A plan to achieve £57 million of efficiency savings at the Department of Transport (DfT) will instead cost the taxpayer £81 million, the National Audit Office (NAO) says. It reveals efforts to making the savings by sharing human resources, payroll and finance services have backfired. “Poor initial implementation” is blamed for the failure alongside incorrect… Read more »
