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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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The government’s ethics and standards watchdogs are to be subject to a new inquiry, it was announced today. MPs on the public administration select committee (PASC) will investigate the independence and accountability of the committee on standards in public life, the commissioner for public appointments and the civil service commission. The question of parliamentary standards… Read more »
Auditors have refused to sign-off the European Union’s annual accounts for the 11th consecutive year. Hubert Weber, president of the European court of auditors, offered a damning indictment of accounting practices earlier today, telling MEPs that “the vast majority of the payments budget was again materially affected by errors of legality and regularity”. Announcing the… Read more »
