Firearms: Licensing
Commons · Question 29067 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to improve the firearms licensing service.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 13 Feb 2025
On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect to provide full-cost recovery for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto.The fees were previously increased in 2015 and...