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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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Home Office plans to criminalise the buying of sex from women “controlled for another person’s gain” will be officially unveiled today. The plans are ostensibly to stop human trafficking, but government sources privately admit around 90 per cent of transactions would be covered by the law. The only way a prostitute can now escape the… Read more »
Members of the British National party (BNP) are being bombarded with phone calls after a list naming them was published on the web. Party spokesperson Simon Darby told politics.co.uk hundreds of members were receiving phone calls “on an industrial basis” and accused trade union call centres of being responsible. He said the case was in… Read more »
