Written Question·Home Office·UIN 50154

Firearms: Domestic Abuse

Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) firearm and (a) shotgun certificates have been issued to people who had previously faced allegations of domestic abuse.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Firearms Act 1968 gives responsibility for the issuing of firearms certificates to Chief Officers of Police.The Statutory Guidance to Chief Officers of Police on firearms licensing, issued by the Secretary of State, makes it clear that any allegations...

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