Firearms: Licensing
2026-07-13 · Home Office · HL2031 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to rank police forces in England and Wales on the speed of their processing of shotgun and firearms licensing renewals.
Answer
The issuing of shotgun and firearms certificates, resourcing of firearms licensing teams and the efficiency of police forces in processing licensing applications are matters for individual Chief Officers of Police and Police and Crime Commissioners.Firear...