Firearms: Licensing
Commons · Question 77506 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reduce the cost of the firearms licence application fee.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 13 Oct 2025
Increased firearms licensing fees were introduced on 5 February 2025, enabling full cost recovery for police forces and fulfilling a manifesto commitment.Firearms licensing fees were last updated in 2015 and had fallen significantly below the cost of deli...