Police: Firearms
Commons · Question 74553 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms enquiry officers are employed across police forces in England and Wales.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 8 Sep 2025
The Government does not currently collect data regarding the staffing of firearms licensing departments in police forces. The level of staffing and use of warranted police officers in such departments is a matter for individual Chief Constables and Police...