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Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
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The first national knife amnesty for more than ten years begins today in England and Wales, with young people in particular called upon to give up their weapons. Scotland is running its own amnesty at the same time, as police and the government try to take knives off the streets and improve community safety. The… Read more »
Victims will be given a greater say in the parole board’s decision to release offenders back into the community, John Reid has announced. The home secretary said this “rebalancing” of the system back in the favour of victims was “nothing less than the public expects”, following several high profile cases where dangerous offenders were set… Read more »
