Northern Ireland Regional Shooting Club

‼️Department of Justice NI withdraws consultation on Proposals to Increase Fi****ms Licensing Fees and Amend the Banded System‼️

In a move welcomed by BASC, the Department of Justice (DoJ) has withdrawn a public consultation on plans to increase all fi****ms licensing fees by 153 per cent and to make changes to the banded system.

The withdrawal of the consultation was announced this afternoon, following feedback and responses from consultees and stakeholder groups.

The fi****ms licensing consultation was launched on 30 March and BASC wrote to the DoJ setting out its concerns regarding the consultation, however the DoJ did not respond.

Yesterday, BASC initiated legal proceedings against the DoJ, by issuing a Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) letter regarding its public consultation, which would have seen the cost of a firearm certificate rise from £98 to £250. BASC sought both internal and external legal advice before issuing the Pre-Action Protocol letter.

BASC NI director Tommy Mayne said: “It is the right decision for the consultation to be withdrawn. BASC opposes any increase in fees without a full, independent, and transparent review of the necessary processes involved in fi****ms licensing. Thank you to everyone who took the time to voice their opposition to the ill-advised proposals, including BASC members, MLAs and MPs.

“BASC will continue to robustly challenge any attempt by the government to introduce policies or legislation that is not evidence based”

BASC is committed to working with the DoJ, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the NI Assembly Justice Committee, and our partner organisations on the Northern Ireland Fi****ms Representative Group.

Testing postponed due to ammo not arriving on time……… thanks a bunch guys!!

New dates are now **19th - 21st June**

Existing bookings have been carried forward, and everyone emailed to confirm, so get in touch if you have any concerns.

BRONZE for Seonaid McIntosh at the 50m 3p Final!

See her performance here: https://www.youtube.com/live/lxYbx51bdw8?si=naS1M4EB3pNIJWzF

Fantastic performance from at the European Championship in Osijek

This follows her silver medal in the 300m 3P earlier this week.

Congratulations Seonaid!

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Finally taking BOOKINGS!! 😉

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We thank members for their patience, while we have reviewed the Department of Justice Consultation on Proposed Amendments to Fi****ms Licensing fees and the Banded System.

We urge all certificate holders in Northern Ireland to respond to the consultation which closes at 5pm on 29 May.

Our website contains useful information and guidance on how to respond https://basc.org.uk/basc-guidance-on-northern-ireland-fi****ms-licensing-consultation/

Beth Norton, remember the name 🥇

A historic first S***t World Cup gold for the teenager ⚡️

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Hold fire on any response to the below, further advice will be given on how best to respond!!

As BASC NI highlighted last week, the Department of Justice have now published their consultation on proposed amendments to Fi****ms Licensing fees and the Banded System - https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/consultations/consultation-proposed-amendments-fi****ms-licensing-fees-and-banded-system.

BASC will take the time to consider the consultation in full. We will also discuss the consultation with partner organisations before responding.

We will issue advice and guidance to members in due course on how best to respond to the consultation. In the meantime, we encourage members NOT TO RESPOND at this point in time.