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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By politics.co.uk staff The high court will be asked to brand Andrew Lansley’s NHS reforms illegal today when the government is taken to court by Unison. The union says the health secretary failed to offer a consultation on any aspect of the reforms apart from their implementation. “The NHS does not belong to the government,… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak Nearly one million jobs may be lost as a result of the government’s austerity drive, a report by PwC has warned. More concerning for the government is the prediction that fully half these job losses will occur in private sector firms which rely on government contracts. The PwC report added a note… Read more »
