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‘Red-herring’ firearms survey still requires responses, says BASC

BASC is asking members and the wider shooting community to respond to a firearms licensing survey, despite describing it as a ‘red-herring’. The survey, coordinated by the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) on the back of the Plymouth shooting incident, is seeking views on firearms licensing in England and Wales. Questions within the… Read more »

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BASC raises key issues for shooting at Labour conference

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) urged the Labour Party to listen to rural voters at a reception at the party’s annual conference in Brighton this weekend. Addressing shadow Environment Secretary Daniel Zeichner MP, BASC said those who live and work in Britain’s countryside should be listened to on issues such as the… Read more »

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Figures show NHS trusts struggle to keep terms of IT deals
NHS trusts ‘fined millions’ in IT deals

NHS trusts are being fined millions of pounds because they cannot fulfil their staffing obligations under the health service’s new IT programme, it has been claimed. Trusts across the country have signed contracts to lend NHS staff to computer contractors running the Connecting for Health programme, which includes the new choose and book appointments system,… Read more »

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Report finds communications a major problem in July 7th emergency response
‘Major communications problems’ in July 7th response

The emergency services’ response to the July 7th bombings in London last year was hampered by “major communications problems”, a new report finds. The London assembly’s investigation into the attacks on the capital’s transport system, in which 52 people died, praised the “incredible acts of courage” by ambulance, police and fire service staff, and members… Read more »