DUNB-22 Response Historic AI-assessed

Consult on providing applicant medical history to forensic medical examiners

Recommendation

The proposal by the Association of Police Surgeons for the provision by the applicant's medical practitioner of information as to the applicant's medical history and its consideration by a forensic medical examiner should be the subject of consultation with the interested bodies (para 8.90).

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the recommendation, consultation was called for regarding the provision of an applicant's medical history by their medical practitioner and its consideration by a forensic medical examiner. According to the available evidence, while medical checks are now part of the firearms licensing process, specific published evidence of the recommended consultation with interested bodies on this proposal is not identified in the provided official sources, and the most recent relevant legislative action was over 25 years ago.
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Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
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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