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BASC is advising members that the European Commission (EC) is considering changes to the EU rules that impact the trade of poultry eggs and birds from areas hit by Avian Influenza (AI). The EU may amend rules on surveillance requirements for imported poultry eggs and birds from Disease Control Zones, from a minimum of 90… Read more »
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 »
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MPs have responded angrily to government attempt to force through their plans for Titan prisons. “We were promised a ‘national conversation’ – what we seem to have instead is a fait accompli,” said Sir Alan Beith, chair of justice select committee. The MPs were reacting to a government reply to a report condemning the plans… Read more »
The government must answer serious questions about the circumstances surrounding the death of ten servicemen in a Hercules air crash in Iraq three years ago, an MP has said. James Gray, the Conservative North Wiltshire MP for RAF Lyneham and many of those who died, said he was “deeply concerned” by elements of Wiltshire coroner… Read more »
