Constitutional Reform
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
BASC has recently organised three Introduction to Wildfowling workshops for Natural England (NE) staff. The events were aimed at equipping NE staff with the knowledge and understanding of wildfowling which would ultimately help them make informed, pragmatic consenting decisions on protected and designated sites. More than 40 NE staff, as well as members of local… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt The chief executive of the body overseeing MPs’ expenses has defended himself against the torrent of criticism the new system has received. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, which is three months old today, has been on the receiving end of accusations that it is inefficient, unfair, burdensome and time-consuming. But chief executive… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Nick Clegg’s constitutional reform bill will not receive the level of parliamentary scrutiny it deserves, a committee of MPs has argued. In a letter to the deputy prime minister, Graham Allen, chair of the political and constitutional reform committee, claimed the parliamentary voting system and constituencies bill and the fixed-term parliaments bill… Read more »
