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Speaking at the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation conference, NPCC Firearms Licensing Strategic Coordinator, Superintendent Adrian Davis, explained that a structured five-day course for Firearms Enquiry Officers (FEOs) has now been delivered for just over twelve months across England and Wales. The programme was introduced following the Prevent Future Death Notices, which were issued following the inquest touching the tragic deaths in Plymouth during 2021. This is the first National Training Programme for firearms licensing and is delivered by Adrian and other experienced colleagues who have been seconded into the College of Policing. There was much criticism at the inquest around the lack of accredited training, and which had been raised several times before in formal hearings.