BASC criticises proposed 153 per cent NI licensing fee hike
BASC has criticised a proposed 153 per cent increase in Northern Ireland firearms licensing fees, opposing any rise without a full, transparent review.
The Spectator: Natural England shouldn’t be above the law
To restore nature and rebuild rural trust, the government must ensure that regulators don’t misuse their powers, says BASC via an article in The Spectator this week.
Following a front page article in The Telegraph last week, backed up by an interview on GB News and a piece in LabourList – read this here – coverage of BASC’s win in the High Court against Natural England has continued to flow. Our latest write up of the story features in The Spectator this week.
The piece, which you can read below, discusses the impact of this landmark judgment, with the consequences likely to reverberate far outside of the shooting sector.
Rebuilding the trust of rural communities will not be an easy task for the government, but we hope that this set of events will act as a catalyst for a reset on how regulators operate in the countryside.
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Sustainable grouse shooting secures cross-party backing
A petition to ban driven grouse shooting was roundly rejected in a Westminster Hall debate yesterday evening.
Threat to releasing on protected land delayed
After much lobbying, BASC has been informed by Defra that it is reviewing its decision to require all shoots releasing on or within 500m of Special Protected Areas to obtain individual licences.