Firearms: Licensing
Commons · Question 16452 · 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 steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of forged shotgun licences in England.
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...