DUNB-23
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Restrict appeal scope against police chief's discretionary decisions on firearms
Recommendation
Consideration should be given to the reform of the scope for appeal against decisions of the chief officer of police by restricting it to enumerated grounds which do not trench on the exercise of his discretion (para 8.119).
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified regarding the reform of the scope for appeal against decisions of the chief officer of police, as suggested by this recommendation. The provided search results for government responses and implementation progress do not contain specific documents addressing this point.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 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
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
29.4 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates