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BASC outlines key demands in licensing fees review

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will not accept “rewarding failure” in the upcoming review of firearms licensing fees in England, Scotland and Wales. The review has been launched by the Home Office. A Fees Working Group, which includes representatives from BASC and the British Shooting Sports Council, has been set up. Its… Read more »

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The commission said the government's drugs strategy focuses too much on seizures and arrests and not enough on reducing harm.
Police approach to drugs not ‘smart’ enough

By Liz Stephens The police need to take a “smarter” approach to tackling drugs according to a leading thinktank. The UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC) says the government’s strategy focuses too much on seizures and arrests and not enough on reducing harm. According to the commission’s report, “in some cases they have actually made things… Read more »

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More than half a million young adults took cocaine and ecstasy in the last year.
Home Office reveals Class A use increase

By Liz Stephens One in ten adults of working age took Class A drugs in the last year, according to Home Office figures published today. The figures from the British Crime Survey also show illicit drug usage among 16-to-24-year-olds is increasing, with more than half a million young adults taking cocaine and ecstasy in the… Read more »