Successful BASC amendments improve Scottish grouse Bill; but snaring ban progresses

[Conor O'Gorman]

A committee vote today removes disproportionate suspension powers for trap licences, an issue BASC has lobbied MSPs and ministers on over the past 12 months. Without this removal, trap licences could have been suspended or revoked for a disproportionately broad range of so-called ‘relevant’ offences, simply based on an investigation into vexatious allegation, without the need to prove any level of criminality or wrongdoing.

The fight continues, click the link below for more details, and if you live in Scotland please contact your MSP.

Successful BASC amendments improve Scottish grouse Bill; but snaring ban progresses

MSPs today entered day one of voting on Stage 2 amendments to the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill.

basc.org.uk

 

[NullMac]

A committee vote today removes disproportionate suspension powers for trap licences, an issue BASC has lobbied MSPs and ministers on over the past 12 months. Without this removal, trap licences could have been suspended or revoked for a disproportionately broad range of so-called ‘relevant’ offences, simply based on an investigation into vexatious allegation, without the need to prove any level of criminality or wrongdoing.

The fight continues, click the link below for more details, and if you live in Scotland please contact your MSP.

Successful BASC amendments improve Scottish grouse Bill; but snaring ban progresses

MSPs today entered day one of voting on Stage 2 amendments to the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill.

basc.org.uk

Sounds like Scotland right enough. Plan is ultimately to send you to jail for being a Tory ie anyone not SNP.