Keith Weston
24 Nov 2022 · Coroner Catherine Cundy · North Yorkshire and York
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of automatic PNC checks for non-police prosecutions
“During the course of the inquest, evidence was heard from a Detective Inspector with North Yorkshire Police who is a Firearms Licensing Manager. The evidence was that, unlike standard police prosecutions, prosecutions of individuals by other authorities do not involve automatic checks of the Police National Computer which would flag whether that individual is licensed to possess a firearm. The appearance of such an alert allows the firearms licensing authority to assess the individual's continuing”
Responses
No published response was found on judiciary.uk.