Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The number of robberies at knifepoint has increased by 18 per cent, official figures revealed today. The period between July and September last year not only witnessed a rise in the number of robberies involving knives or sharp objects but also a ten per cent increase in murders involving knives. However, the… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The Home Office has been found to have breached the Data Protection Act when it lost a USB stick holding the details of thousands of convictions last year. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which rules on the case, has forced the Home Office to sign a formal declaration promising to hold personal… Read more »
