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 rush emergency legislation through the Commons today as it seeks to override a law lords ruling on witness anonymity in criminal proceedings. Last month an Old Bailey trial collapsed following the ruling that defendants are entitled to know who is testifying against them. The decision put the government’s policy of allowing witness… Read more »
Prisons which consistently fail to cut reoffending should be put under community control and turned into ‘foundation prisons’, a report by left-of-centre thinktank Progress suggests today. The new prisons would operate by having their board of governors placed under the control of an external organisation with a strong track record in cutting reoffending. The proposal… Read more »
