Crime Levels
The failure of firearms licensing departments to prioritise resources is having a significant impact on participation in shooting sports and on the gun trade in England and Wales. Dozens of firearms licensing departments across the two countries are beset with significant delays and backlogs. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the UK’s largest… Read more »
The shooting community and local gamekeepers successfully delivered Let’s Learn Moor 2022, showcasing the benefits of sustainable grouse moor management alongside key partner organisations. Three thousand children from schools across the North of England have had a chance to ‘rescue’ their teachers with the help of mountain rescue teams, solve rural crimes with the police and… Read more »
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Failures in the criminal justice system have been highlighted by the solicitor general following the fatal stabbing of a bus passenger by a man wrongly released from jail. Anthony Joseph is currently serving an indefinite sentence in Broadmoor after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Richard Whelan on July 29th 2005. The 23-year-old had been… Read more »
The high court has ruled that the government’s freezing of terror suspects’ assets is “flawed”. Mr Justice Collins said the Treasury had “bypassed” parliament by using orders in council deriving from the United Nations security council to freeze the assets of five men. He ruled that men, referred to as A, K, M, Q and… Read more »
