Guidance

Regulator's notification 04-2025: top venting blank firers

Notification on the reporting of potentially readily convertible blank firing handguns.

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This notification provides guidelines for practitioners examining and reporting on imitation firearms which may be readily convertible into firearms.

The notification covers:

  • the regulator’s consideration of the inclusion of the assessment of convertibility as a Forensic Science Activity (FSA) in a future version of the code of practice
  • interim guidelines for practitioners examining and reporting on imitation firearms which may be readily convertible into firearms

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Published 9 December 2025

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