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Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
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Charges imposed for prescriptions, sight tests and dentistry on the NHS are a “mess” and must be reviewed if not scrapped altogether, a committee of MPs has warned. The health select committee said the charges have developed without any “comprehensive, underlying principles”, and with no serious attempt to see how they have affected patient care…. Read more »
Individuals and businesses suspected of being involved in organised crime could be handed the equivalent of control orders under new plans unveiled today. The Home Office said the civil orders, which would restrict an individual’s ability to travel or communicate with certain people, could be used where there was insufficient evidence for a prosecution, or… Read more »
