Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Inadequate training for firearms licensing staff
The earlier warning
Christine Lee · 15 Jul 2019 · Richard Travers, Surrey
“there was no national training course for staff working in police firearms licensing departments as Firearms Enquiry Officers”
judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/christine-lee
What was promised
No published response from Home Office was found for the earlier reports.
What recurred
- 8 Feb 2023 · Maxine Davison, Lee Martyn, Sophie Martyn, Stephen Washington and Kate Shepherd · Ian Arrow · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Christine Lee · 15 Jul 2019
“there was no national training course for staff working in police firearms licensing departments as Firearms Enquiry Officers”
Later · Maxine Davison, Lee Martyn, Sophie Martyn, Stephen Washington and Kate Shepherd · 8 Feb 2023
“numerous recommendations arising from previous inquiries and reviews regarding the training of police officers and police staff involved in firearms licensing decisions had not been put into effect”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.