Defra has advised BASC that there will be no changes to the general licences (GL40-42) when they renew from 1 January 2024 for two years.
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BASC chief executive Ian Bell has told the Daily Telegraph of the crisis unfolding across the English countryside.
BASC review what was said following a parliamentary debate discussing banning the use of snares in England.
BASC is urging Defra to engage better with the shooting sector following the publication of a risk assessment in relation to the release of pheasants and Avian Influenza.
Following intervention from BASC, Defra has included scientific research as a licensable aspect of the new burning regulations in England.
Read our full response to the announcement of a two-year UK REACH review of the use of lead ammunition.
