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The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »
BASC’s head of firearms Bill Harriman has written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police to challenge its decision to make all applications for firearms and shotgun certificates online only. The force announced this week that from 1 May printed applications would no longer be accepted. In a letter to Chief Constable Alex Murray,… Read more »
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The UK is still providing a “helping hand” to the detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, according to a new report. Amnesty International UK accuses European governments of complicity and inaction over renditions and torture flights to the Cuba-based US prison camp. The report draws special attention to Ethiopian national and UK rendition victim… Read more »
The privatisation of public services should be “extended, not retracted” according to centre-left thinktank Progress. The findings show debate on the centre-left of the Labour party remains firmly committed to Blairite reform of public services, coming as they do from a group of Labour party members dedicated to “radical and progressive politics”. Alan Milburn, former… Read more »
