Written Question·Home Office·UIN 72797

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in (a) processing firearms licence applications and (b) renewals on shooting sports in (i) Surrey Heath constituency and (ii) the South E

Answer

Sarah Jones
The issuing of firearms certificates and the efficiency of police forces is a matter for individual Chief Officers of Police and Police and Crime Commissioners.The performance of forces with respect to firearms licensing is being monitored by the National...
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