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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has sent its final recommendations to the government on the restriction proposals for lead ammunition in England, Scotland and Wales. This is the culmination of a consultation launched in 2022, which has run alongside the voluntary transition away from lead first proposed by nine leading rural organisations, including BASC,… Read more »
BASC hosted twenty members of Police Scotland’s Firearms Licensing Team last week as part of an ongoing commitment to provide training support for the force. The two-day program provided participants with an in-depth understanding of key topics related to firearms and shooting, reinforcing the strong working relationship between BASC and Police Scotland. The Continuous Professional… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Rupert Murdoch’s News International may sponsor a city academy, according to media reports. The Observer reported this morning that News International executives had discussed sponsoring a school near their headquarters in east London. The move would raise serious concerns among Labour MPs in Westminster about the media mogul’s influence reaching the classroom…. Read more »
by Peter Wozniak The coalition’s attempts to accelerate the academies programme are at risk of being poor value for money, the National Audit Office (NAO) has claimed. Its report out today suggests that the existing academies started under the previous government have generally been successful in improving standards, though this improvement is mainly coming from… Read more »
