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 A High Court judge rejected campaigners’ claims that the June Budget broke equality laws and deserved a judicial review. The Fawcett Society had previously had a written application in August for judicial review rejected, but hoped today’s oral application would meet with more success. The campaigning group insists that the elements contained… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Mike Hancock has stood by his former researcher, now facing deportation for alleged links with Russian intelligence services, 11 months after defending her employment to politics.co.uk. The Portsmouth South MP’s employment of 25-year-old Katia Zatuliveter hit the headlines after home secretary Theresa May backed her deportation on suspicion of espionage links with… Read more »