Sentences for possession of firearms

"If, in any individual case, the police (or the CPS) believe that a mandatory minimum term has not been imposed for gun crime for reasons that are not justified, it is open to them to ask the Attorney General to consider referring the case to the court of appeal as unduly lenient.

This provides a clear mechanism for sentences to be reviewed and checked against the statutory framework, sentencing guidelines and case law.

The number of cases referred for failure to impose a mandatory minimum sentence is small."