DUNB-18 Response Historic AI-assessed

Include definition of "fitness" for firearm entrustment in police guidance

Recommendation

It is desirable that the Guidance to the Police should contain advice as to the scope of "fitness" to be entrusted with a firearm and ammunition (para 8.64).

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No publicly available evidence specifically detailing actions taken to include a definition of 'fitness' for firearm entrustment in police guidance, as recommended by the Dunblane Inquiry, has been identified. No specific government response or progress report for the Dunblane Inquiry was found on gov.uk or gov.scot.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.gov.scot, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
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