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Northern Ireland Justice Committee once again rejects increase in firearms licensing fees.
The NI Committee for Justice has once again rejected proposals to significantly increase firearms licensing fees in Northern Ireland.
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Home Office convenes fees working group
The Home Office has begun a co-operative process with the shooting community to assess the correct proportion payable by shooters for licensing services provided by police under the Firearms Act.
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BASC welcomes new Home Office guidance on firearms licensing
New guidance on firearms licensing – which has been produced by the Home Office in consultation with the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and others – will be published today. The guidance sets the standards to drive efficiency, consistency and reduce bureaucracy for the police and those who shoot.
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Conservatives look to shooting and angling to boost the rural economy and improve the environment
The Conservative party has praised shooting and anglings’ contribution to rural economic growth and environmental improvement.
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The future of shooting and angling “assured under Labour”
The future of shooting and angling would be assured under a future Labour government according to Diana Johnson MP, Labour’s shadow crime and security minister with responsibility for firearms licensing issues.
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Minister highlights economic and conservation benefits of shooting and angling.
The economic and environmental benefits of shooting and angling have been recognised by DEFRA minister David Heath at a rural reception hosted by the BASC and the Angling Trust at the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Glasgow.
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BASC welcomes constructive Home Office approach to firearms licensing fees
A decision by the Home Office to postpone an increase in firearms certificate fees to allow further work on costs and the role of medical advice in the licensing process has been welcomed by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
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Scottish Parliament to hear 21,000 voices against airgun licensing.
Opposition to the Scottish Government’s plans to license all low-powered airguns will be demonstrated to the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee when it is presented with a 21,000 signature petition on Tuesday 3rd September.
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87% reject Scottish airgun licensing plan.
87% of responses to a Scottish Government consultation on plans to license airguns have rejected the idea, according to an independent analysis published today.
