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I know where you are coming from but many forces including the one next to me categorically refuse to grant unless the new applicant has a DSC1.
When BASC and other legal advice has been sought their advice has been "the CC is within his right so if you want to shoot deer you will have to take your DSC."
BASC said to me the opposite, he has no right only force policy and that the force's policy WRT acquiring a CF have no legal basis and the refusal to grant or vary a FAC can be challenged in crown court.
Right or wrong but when an applicant meets this sort of brick wall they have no room for maneuver, they are not being refused the grant of an fac but being refused the condition to shoot deer and as you know conditions may not be challenged or appealed in court.
Yes they are being refused the grant of a FAC, the applicant can appeal in court against the refusal of a grant of a FAC or its variation. When you make the application the force decides whether you have satisfied their policy and then the FAC is granted subject to their conditions which you satisfy in your application. If you apply and the policy is not satisfied the FAC is not granted and then you can appeal.
It may not be in the firearms act but then many of the rules we have to follow aren't.
Force policy again, has no legal basis.
When someone is faced with this ruling what are they to do.