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Proposed plans for firearms licensing officers to be annually accredited and assessed in England and Wales will enhance consistency across the licensing system, according to BASC. The proposal was publicly made by Andy Marsh, chief executive at the College of Policing, during a Home Affairs Committee policing priorities inquiry session earlier this month. In giving evidence… Read more »
Entries are now open for the gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts 2023. The classes, which are hosted by BASC, are open to gamekeepers, owners of working gundogs, gundog teams and young handlers, and will be held on Gundog Day, Thursday 9th March 2023, at the NEC in Birmingham. Postal entries close on 9 January 2023, and you can… Read more »
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“Fundamental” changes to the Northern Ireland peace process are just “weeks away,” the Secretary of State has said. Paul Murphy said he believed the Democratic Unionist Party, the province’s biggest representative of protestantism, was willing to share power with Sinn Fein as the IRA was committed to decommissioning its weapons for good. “I would hope… Read more »
The Government has no plans to abolish GCSEs and A-levels, the Prime Minister said last night. Tony Blair’s comments came after former chief schools inspector, Mike Tomlinson, published his 18-month inquiry into the shape of secondary school education. Mr Blair said Mr Tomlinson’s proposals would help improve the existing system, not overturn it. Speaking to… Read more »
