Government response Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery No statement from the addressee found

Recommendation DUNB-23: Restrict appeal scope against police chief's discretionary decisions on firearms

From Dunblane Inquiry — Final Report, published 16 October 1996.

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).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Report Dunblane Inquiry — Final Report 16 Oct 1996
Recommendation made 30.0 years ago