Amend Criminal Procedure Rules for firearms court applications
Jermaine Baker Inquiry · Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker · Issued 5 July 2022 · Addressed to: Ministry of Justice
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, 15.21
There should be an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Rules which govern the process in applications for a firearms presence in court – a requirement for witness statements, sworn evidence and the taping of proceedings should all be included.
Jermaine Baker Inquiry, Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker · 5 Jul 2022 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- No published evidence that the Criminal Procedure Rules have been amended to require witness statements, sworn evidence, and taping of proceedings for firearms presence applications has been identified to March 2026.
- The report was published on 5 July 2022; over three years have elapsed without published progress on this recommendation.
How was this evidence gathered?
Response — verbatim from government
●Ministry of Justice
Directed to Criminal Procedure Rule Committee. Implementation status unclear.
Ministry of Justice · 1 Aug 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 1 Aug 2023 Status as of College of Policing APP-AP update (August 2023): Not Started Source →
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