JB-15.3 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Document management system for firearms authorisation forms

Recommendation

In order to provide for efficacy and transparency, the NPCC and College of Policing should be tasked with providing a document management system for FA (and equivalent) forms. The system should allow for the auditing of completion and submission dates as well as version management.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the MPS Response of 28 October 2022, as of October 2022, the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) had initiated a project, led by Ian Davies, to review Senior Firearms Commander (SFC) and Tactical Firearms Commander (TFC) command logs nationally. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) was reportedly actively assisting the NPCC and College of Policing, and had piloted the CLIO IT platform as a replacement for firearms authorisation forms. According to the College of Policing's APP-AP update from August 2023, this recommendation was "In Progress".
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, web.archive.org, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
15.3
Response
Accepted
Accepted National Police Chiefs Council Initial Response
28 Oct 2022

No formal NPCC response published. MPS response (28 October 2022, paras 9-11) confirms NPCC project led by Ian Davies reviewing SFC/TFC command logs nationally. MPS actively assisting NPCC on document management system for FA forms. CLIO IT platform piloted as replacement.

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Accepted Metropolitan Police Service Follow-up
28 Oct 2022

MPS formally responded on 28 October 2022 (paras 9-11). Recs not addressed to MPS directly. MPS actively assisting College of Policing and NPCC. SFC/TFC command logs reviewed under NPCC project led by Ian Davies. MPS piloted CLIO as FA forms replacement.

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Progress Timeline
Official Report
01 Aug 2023

Status as of College of Policing APP-AP update (August 2023): In Progress

Source
Source
Inquiry Jermaine Baker Inquiry
Report Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker 05 Jul 2022
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Responsible Bodies
National Police Chiefs Council Primary
Themes & Tags
Police tech abuse response Police investigation management Armed Policing Documentation Accountability
Recommendation age 3.7 yrs
Last formal update 966 days ago