DUNB-7 Response Historic AI-assessed

Endorse police information exchange on firearm certificate holders and revocations

Recommendation

The steps being taken to enable police forces to hold and exchange information on computer as to the individuals who hold firearm certificates, and those whose firearm applications have been refused or certificates revoked are endorsed (para 8.23).

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified regarding steps taken to enable police forces to hold and exchange information on computer concerning firearm certificate holders, refusals, or revocations. The general searches for Dunblane Inquiry implementation and progress did not yield relevant documents detailing such a system, and no further published evidence has been identified since the inquiry's report.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
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This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Dunblane Inquiry — Final Report 16 Oct 1996
Recommendation age 29.4 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates