While current Coronavirus restrictions only allowed for a small outdoor ceremony, participants were able to be presented their certificates, one by one and with social distancing in place, acknowledging the hard work and effort they have dedicated to the course over the past 12 weeks.

The Boxing Through Barriers programme was made possible through funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund and was aimed at beneficiaries at Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions in Fulham. In addition to the Covenant funding, Stoll’s support of the programme provided use of a minibus to transport participants to and from training along with the purchase of pads and gloves for each participant.

Despite a delayed start due to the April lockdown, staff and trainers were committed to ensuring the programme went ahead. As lockdown lifted they put in place the necessary precautions to ensure continued delivery, amidst the ever changing and challenging circumstances. The training sessions moved outdoors in July and August whilst gyms were closed, and once back indoors the team worked in smaller groups to ensure continued safety.

The Fighting Chance is led by Founder and Director, Imran Khalil, who along with his passion for boxing, has worked in the employability sector for 20 years and has an in-depth understanding of the barriers faced by people when trying to find work.

Imran said:

All those who took part really enjoyed the boxing training and made huge progress. We’ve seen improvements in confidence, health, wellbeing and employability. There’s also been additional progress with employment outcomes and goals.

We want to thank our Patron John Conteh MBE, our excellent coaches George Burton, Shaheed Sambrano, Amy H. and special guest pro-boxer Ashley Sexton. We also want to say a big thank you to Stoll’s Wellbeing Manager George Bageya, CEO Richard Gammage and Beverly Russell & Claire Bendall.

The following products were seized by Defra Investigation Services (DIS) as part of an investigation case and under the execution of a search warrant.

• 1 box containing several blister strips box labelled Clavubactin 250

Clavubactin 250 is a Prescription Only Medicine – Veterinary (POM-V). It is an antibiotic treatment for dogs.

Unauthorised possession and administration of POM-V veterinary medicines are offences under Regulation 7 (Classification, supply and possession of the product) and Regulation 8 (Administration of the product) of the VMR.

• 2 x 50ml bottles labelled Oxytocin Solution
• 1 bottle labelled Synulox
• 1 bottle labelled Noradine 24
• 1 bottle labelled PG600 Injekcio
• 5 vials x 10ml labelled Busol

These products are non-UK veterinary product. They can only be administered to animals under Schedule 4 (Administration of a veterinary medicinal product outside the terms of a marketing authorisation) of the VMR by vets who have the animals under their care and have obtained a Special Import Certificate (SIC) to obtained the product.

The possession of these products is an offence under regulation 26 (Possession of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product) of the VMR. The administration of these products is an offence under Regulation 8 (Administration of the product) of the VMR.

N.B – Details regarding the prosecution of this case can be found under the heading Prosecution published in October 2020.

On 5 October 2020 at Plymouth Magistrates Court Mr Michael Roy Dawson was charged and found guilty of 5 offences under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.

Mr Dawson’s company, Element Bully’s Ltd, was also charged and found guilty of the same 5 offences.

The charges were all for the possession of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product. The products being:

• 2 x 50ml bottles labelled Oxytocin Solution
• 1 bottle labelled Synulox
• 1 bottle labelled Noradine 24
• 1 bottle labelled PG600 Injekcio
• 5 vials x 10ml labelled Busol

The result was as follows;

• Mr Dawson was fined £265, plus £30 victim surcharge and £85 cost
• Element Bullys Ltd was fined £1500, plus £150 victim surcharge.

This totalled to the financial penalty of £2030. In addition all seized medicines are to be forfeited and destroyed.

Details regarding the seizure of the products in this case can be found under Notices published in October 2020.

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