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BASC pledges to work with all parties to enhance the value of shooting in Britain
BASC has pledged to continue to work proactively with all politicians across the UK to increase the value of shooting in Britain
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Value of shooting for wellbeing highlighted in new research
The Value of Shooting for personal and social wellbeing – findings from new research have been published in a BASC infographic
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BASC welcomes new firearms fees
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has welcomed a firearms licensing fees order which has today been laid before Parliament. The order contains Government proposals to increase the fee for the grant of a shotgun certificate from £50 to £79.50 with proportionate increases in other fees. The order will bring the new fees into effect from April 6 2015.
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New certificate fees: What you need to know Q&A
1. Why are fees going up?
Certificates fees have not increased since 2001. BASC has worked successfully to ensure that the increases are fair and reasonable and strongly resisted proposals to introduce unjustified higher fees which would have been a tax on shooting.
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BASC statement in response to the release of “Labour: Protecting Animals” 18th February
BASC has noted the release of the Labour animal welfare policy document “Labour: Protecting Animals”.
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Gundogs gearing up for Crufts 2015
Gamekeepers, beaters and pickers-up from across the UK are getting ready for one of the main events of the gundog calendar – Crufts 2015. The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), will host the gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts. Gamekeepers, owners of working gundogs, gundog Read more…
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BASC members quiz MPs on shooting
More than 130 BASC members quizzed a panel of senior politicians on shooting at a meeting in the Grand Committee Room of the House of Commons. The panel included: Lord de Mauley, the Defra Minister responsible for shooting Angela Smith MP, the Labour shadow Minister responsible for shooting Roger Williams Read more…
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Taste of Game presented to Defra Secretary of State
A brace of pheasants was presented to the Defra Secretary of State, Elizabeth Truss MP, at the Houses of Parliament as the game shooting seasons come to a close this weekend. Presenting the oven-ready birds were Jose Souto, game chef and senior chef lecturer at Westminster Kingsway College, and Annette Read more…
