Armed Forces
BASC is advising members that the European Commission (EC) is considering changes to the EU rules that impact the trade of poultry eggs and birds from areas hit by Avian Influenza (AI). The EU may amend rules on surveillance requirements for imported poultry eggs and birds from Disease Control Zones, from a minimum of 90… Read more »
Proposed plans for firearms licensing officers to be annually accredited and assessed in England and Wales will enhance consistency across the licensing system, according to BASC. The proposal was publicly made by Andy Marsh, chief executive at the College of Policing, during a Home Affairs Committee policing priorities inquiry session earlier this month. In giving evidence… Read more »
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The defence secretary has repeated his insistence that British troops will not pull out of Iraq ‘until the job is done’, after two more soldiers were killed at the weekend. The pair, who are from the Queen’s Dragoon Guards, were killed by a roadside bomb in the southern city of Basra on Sunday morning. Their… Read more »
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a new crack down on sexual harassment after research today revealed the problem was widespread in all the armed forces. A survey of 9,384 servicewomen reveals that 99 per cent had witnessed sexual jokes, explicit material or unwanted touching in the past 12 months. And although there was… Read more »
