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Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has met key members of North Wales Police Crime Commission and the firearms licensing department to address concerns following a recent meeting of the North Wales Police and Crime Panel. During the meeting, in September, it was suggested that people should have a firearms licence for each gun they… Read more »
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The House of Lords has derailed the Government’s plans to introduce compulsory home information packs. In a vote last night, the Lords passed an amendment by 179 votes to 132 to allow the information packs to continue on a voluntary, rather than compulsory basis. The Government wants to make it compulsory for house sellers to… Read more »
An influential committee of MPs has called for a drastic rethink of the current sentencing system. They say that alcohol and drug use should not be considered mitigating factors and murderers should not necessarily get a reduced sentence if they plead guilty. Both measures were introduced by the Home Secretary David Blunkett in last year’s… Read more »
