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 body which monitors party political donations is to receive new powers, following the fiasco over Peter Mandelson and George Osborne’s meetings with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Under legislation going through parliament, the Electoral Commission would be able to question donors, rather than just the parties themselves, to establish if rules are being broken. The… Read more »
The sick and disabled are being left out in the cold following today’s replacement of incapacity benefit with an employment and support allowance, rights groups have said. “There is now great concern that claimants will fail to receive the level of employment support promised,” said Kate Green, chief executive of Child Poverty Action group. “We… Read more »
