Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 10
10
Deferred
Thirdly, shooting organisations like the British Association for Shooting and Conservation have expressed concerns that...
Conclusion
Thirdly, shooting organisations like the British Association for Shooting and Conservation have expressed concerns that “there remain too many loopholes for the forces to choose from”.26 They state that this may cause inconsistencies between police forces dealing with firearms, saying “policy decisions are being made on a force-by-force basis. One force might grant a variation for the very same reason another is refused”27. In written evidence, the Gun Control Network told us that loopholes are “constantly being exploited by gun manufacturers and shooting enthusiasts”.28
Government Response Summary
The government has started a consultation for eight weeks on the recommendations made in the committee's report, the Senior Coroner's report, and the IOPC report.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
The UK Government has looked at the recommendations from the Committee alongside Prevention of Future Deaths reports issued by the Senior Coroner for Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon on 8 March 2023, following the inquest into the deaths of those shot and killed by Jake Davison in Keyham, Plymouth, on 12 August 2021 and the report by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following its investigation into Devon and Cornwall Police’s decision-making in relation to the possession of a shotgun and shotgun certificate by Jake Davison, published on 20 February 2023. You will have seen today that we started a consultation for eight weeks on the recommendations made to the Government in your report and those made by the Senior Coroner for Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon and the IOPC. The consultation is to invite responses to the recommendations that have been made and on which we are consulting. However, if we decide that new legislation is necessary in response to any of the recommendations, we will bring forward a further consultation on the specific Government proposals on legislation, accompanied by assessments of the impact of those changes on all those potentially affected.