Written Question·Home Office·UIN 33381

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

ConservativeNorth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Home Office Firearms Fees Working Group met in 2022 and 2023; what conclusions it reached on firearms licensing fees; and if she will publish its report.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect to provide full-cost recovery for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto. The fees had not been increased since 2015 an...

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