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BASC was pleased to host the Secretary of State for Defra, Steve Barclay, at the inaugural Northern Gamekeepers’ Conference on Friday 8 March in the historic grounds of the Swinton Estate in Masham, North Yorkshire. The main hall at the Swinton Park Hotel was standing room only as gamekeepers from across the north of England… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »
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Conservative leader Michael Howard has said that the Conservatives would end the closure of special educational needs (SEN) schools and a move away from the policy of inclusiveness. The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 says that a child must be educated in a mainstream school unless it is “incompatible” with parents’ wishes or… Read more »
The Government has suffered a major defeat in its efforts to get the anti-terror bill through the House of Lords. Peers voted 249 to 119 to amend the bill so that all terror control orders are made by the courts, rather than ministers. The majority of 130 is one of the highest ever to have… Read more »
