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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 will be warned later this year of the significant threat posed to British security by biological weapons. A warning of the profound security implications of the worldwide biotechnology revolution is expected to be a key tenet of a major counterterrorism report out later this year. The Institute for Public Policy Research’s (IPPR) national… Read more »
UK citizens who commit sex offences abroad will face prosecution when they return to the UK – even if the act was legal in the country in which it took place. The tough new legislation comes as part of the government’s new Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, which is due to become law on… Read more »
