Policing
Delays to firearms licensing are set to reach record highs causing significant complications for certificate holders according to the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Covid restrictions, regulatory medical involvement and a peak in firearms licensing renewals has caused mass disruption across licensing departments in England and Wales. In… Read more »
Applications for BASC’s legacy funded scholarship programme aimed at supporting further education opportunities in conservation, land management and gamekeeping have opened for the 2022 intake. The scholarship is directed at assisting students wanting to progress their education in the land management sector. Scholarships this year are in memory of Mr Herbert Heywood, who kindly left… Read more »
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Today’s Queen’s Speech has established that the government will bring forward a policing and crime reduction bill. It aims to increase the effectiveness and public accountability of policing, according to the government. It will also work to reduce crime and disorder and improve airport security. A crackdown on binge drinking plays a large role in… Read more »
Outgoing Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Ian Blair has hit back at the increasing ‘politicisation’ of UK policing. Speaking on his last day in office, Sir Ian advised any potential successor to tell mayor of London Boris Johnson how the force should be run. Candidates should let Mr Johnson know of the relationship they will have… Read more »
