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PCC Elections – BASC Needs You

Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »

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Assisted dying proposals in Jersey lodged – Humanists Comment

The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »

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Blears pledges action on stop and search

The Home Office Minister has said the Government is working to ensure that the stop and search system is fair. Her comments come after the latest stop and search figures show a 36 per cent rise in the number of Asian people targeted. Since the start of the War on Terror, the number of Asian… Read more »

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Prison should be used selectively says Woolf
Lord Woolf urges boost in community sentencing

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has told MPs that the public need convincing about the benefits of community sentencing. Giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee, Lord Woolf said that non-violent crime normally warrants a community sentence rather than jail. Prison must be used in an effective way, he said, adding… Read more »