Written questions

Firearms: Licensing

Commons · Question 23496 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support she is providing to Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire Police to tackle backlogs in processing shotgun licences.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Sep 2026

The issuing of firearm and shotgun certificates, resourcing of firearms licensing teams and the processing of licensing applications are matters for individual Chief Officers of Police and Police and Crime Commissioners.On 9 January 2026, His Majesty’s In...