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BASC will ensure views on general licences in Scotland are expressed “loud and clear”
Twelve week online consultation will launch in the summer.
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BASC highlights role shooters play in tackling invasive species to MPs
Work carried out to protect vulnerable species like red squirrels and water voles is a “team effort”.
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Organisations call on Michael Gove to make key changes to general licence system
Letter asks environment secretary to consider a number of recommendations for resolving the current general licence “chaos”.
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BASC welcomes firearms fees freeze
Home Office says annual review will not take place because of delays in implementing intended online licensing system and the need to review arrangements for police medical checks with applicants’ GPs
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Reinstate general licences as a matter of urgency, BASC tells Defra
BASC is calling on Defra to reinstate the general licences that were withdrawn by Natural England last month as a matter of “absolute urgency”.
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Time running out to have say on general licences, says BASC
BASC survey completed by 22,000 people and rising.
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MPs to quiz Defra and Natural England on general licence chaos
BASC glad the EFRA committee is “drilling down” into decision.
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BASC flags up general licence concerns to Michael Gove
Environment secretary reiterated the importance of contributing to the Defra review.
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BASC survey hits 12,000 in less than a day
An average of 500 responses have been received each hour since the survey was launched.
