Firearms: Licensing
Commons · Question 101924 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the size of the processing backlog for firearms licensing applications in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 13 Jan 2026
The issuing of firearms certificates, resourcing of firearms licensing teams and the efficiency of police forces, including tackling any backlogs, is a matter for individual Chief Officers of Police and Police and Crime Commissioners. Cambridgeshire Const...