Human Rights
Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has met key members of North Wales Police Crime Commission and the firearms licensing department to address concerns following a recent meeting of the North Wales Police and Crime Panel. During the meeting, in September, it was suggested that people should have a firearms licence for each gun they… Read more »
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The government has welcomed the decision to deport Abu Qatada, after the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) dismissed an appeal in a key test for the government’s anti terror policy. The commission ruled that the militant cleric is a threat to UK national security and should be deported to Jordan. The case was seen as… Read more »
Parliament has approved control orders for another year after the Conservatives “reluctantly” voted with the government. Introducing the renewal vote, security minister Tony McNulty told MPs that control orders are still necessary to combat the “serious and sustained” terrorism threat which the UK faces. Control orders allow terror suspects to be closely monitored when there… Read more »
