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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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The first employer has been found guilty of underpaying their staff. A nursery owner from north London has been convicted of obstruction in the first criminal prosecution over minimum wage legislation. Teresa Aguda, the proprietor of Rascals Day Nursery Ltd, Walthamstow, was yesterday found guilty of preventing HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers from looking… Read more »
Prison Officers across England and Wales are defying a High Court injunction to continue strike action over pay. Earlier, the justice secretary Jack Straw warned the striking prisoner officers that the unofficial action was illegal and “wholly unjustified”. Prison officers walked out at 7am this morning over low pay and thousands are refusing to return… Read more »
