Crime Levels
BASC has published the results of its interactions with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) following last week’s elections. In the run up to the poll, BASC wrote to each of the 40 candidates in England and Wales and set up a platform for members to contact their local candidates to find out where they stood… Read more »
The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson An obsession with rape convictions means victims are being overlooked, a review into the way the crime is handled has concluded. Baroness Stern’s independent assessment of the way rape is dealt with in England and Wales found the six per cent conviction rate has been allowed to “dominate the public discourse on… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff MPs on the intelligence and security committee have expressed “disappointment” after Gordon Brown published their annual 2008/09 report four months late. The report was sent to the prime minister on December 15th but Mr Brown only chose to lay it before parliament today. As it covers the period from December 2008 to… Read more »
