Written questions

Police: Firearms

Commons · Question 74559 · 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 and what proportion of the firearms enquiry officers employed across police forces in England and Wales are warranted police officers.

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...