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College of Policing plans will enhance firearms licensing consistency

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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Entries for BASC classes at Crufts 2023 now open

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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MPs rebel against Titan prison scheme
MPs resist Titan prison scheme

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 »

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Death of ten servicemen in 2005 Hercules air crash blamed on "serious systemic failures" at Ministry of Defence
Hercules “tragedy” raises serious questions, MP warns

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 »