Recommendation JB-15.22: Training for officers presenting firearms court applications
From Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker, published 5 July 2022.
Recommendation
There should be training of those who are authorised by reason of rank to present such applications at court, and no-one should act as a substitute for a properly authorised person unless they have been appropriately trained. In any event, a copy of the Rules should be readily available in every chief inspector's office with which any officer making an application should be familiar (as is the case with Special Procedure Material applications).
In brief (written by this site)
The Inquiry recommended training for officers presenting court applications and making rules readily available. In October 2022, Lord Justice Holroyde, deputy chairman of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee, on behalf of the Committee, agreed that the relevant directions should be readily available to police officers (Lord Justice Holroyde response, Oct 2022). Writing in October 2022, he stated that the directions had appeared for some years on websites maintained by the Judicial Office and the Ministry of Justice (Lord Justice Holroyde response, Oct 2022). The record holds nothing dated later than the response of October 2022 (Lord Justice Holroyde response, Oct 2022).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 2 Oct 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
About this summary
This recommendation applies across many organisations. The record reflects central policy activity; adoption in individual organisations may vary.
Government response
We certainly concur in the Inquiry’s recommendation that the relevant Directions should be readily available to police officers. For some years now they have appeared on at least two websites, each of which is accessible to members of the public, one maintained by the Judicial Office and the other by the Ministry of Justice.
How this response relates to the recommendation
Site note: The Committee's letter addresses only the availability of the Directions. No published response addresses the training element of this recommendation.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from College of Policing has been found in the sources searched (last checked 2 October 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Responsible bodies
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Who has spoken
- Criminal Procedure Rule Committee
Response