Firearms: Licensing
Commons · Question 90187 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of waiting times for firearms licensing.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 20 Nov 2025
The issuing of firearms certificates, resourcing of firearms licensing teams and the efficiency of police forces is a matter for individual Chief Officers of Police and Police and Crime Commissioners. In the interests of consistency and transparency, the ...