Written Question·Home Office·UIN 76081

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 9 September 2025

Answered: 16 September 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with (a) police forces and (b) rural stakeholders on the potential benefits of a (a) digitised and (b) centralised firearms licensing system.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Government has no plans to introduce the centralisation of the firearms licensing process.The Firearms Act 1968 places statutory responsibility for firearms licensing on the Chief Officer of Police of each individual force in England, Wales and Scotla...

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