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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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Oxfam has claimed that the UK government is selling arms to countries guilty of human rights abuse. The Government’s Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2003 was published on Monday afternoon. Commenting on the report, Oxfam’s director of policy Justin Forsyth said: “One person dies every minute from armed violence. “The Government has promised to clean… Read more »
The Home Office has announced the appointment of the first National Offender Manager for England and Wales. The post has been created as a result of the Government’s merger of the probation and prison services to form the National Offender Management Service (NOMS). The Home Office aims to have a “fully integrated and regionalised structure”… Read more »
