Crime Levels
BASC has helped deliver a pilot course for police firearms enquiry officers (FEOs) aimed at giving them hands-on experience of the types of guns and shooting activities they are likely to encounter in their work. The course was run earlier in September at Bisley Shooting Ground under the auspices of the British Shooting Sports Council,… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomed news that the personal injury discount rate (PIDR) in Scotland and Northern Ireland is to be increased, potentially saving millions of pounds in the costs of compensation payments. Following a review, the Government Actuary has determined that, with effect from today, the PIDR in Northern Ireland and Scotland should be increased to +0.5%… Read more »
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The government has been accused of “actively trying to undermine” the global ban on torture in its efforts to tackle terrorism. Campaign group Human Rights Watch says efforts to return suspected terrorists to countries where they might be tortured are in direct contradiction with the government’s public opposition to torture. However, the Home Office has… Read more »
The government has accused the Conservatives of letting serious offenders escape justice after peers voted yesterday to change extradition arrangements with the US. The House of Lords voted 189 to 152 to reinsert a motion removing the US from the list of countries not required to present evidence to extradite a British citizen. MPs rejected… Read more »
