Firearms: Licensing
Commons · Question 16451 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Cadbury
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of forged shotgun licences used to purchase shotguns in England in the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Jul 2026
Data on the number of forged firearms certificates used to purchase shotguns in England is not collected centrally. The law is clear on the sales of shotguns that a purchaser must hold the appropriate firearms certificate and transactions must comply with...