Written Question·Home Office·UIN 77506
Firearms: Licensing
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reduce the cost of the firearms licence application fee.
Answer
Sarah JonesIncreased firearms licensing fees were introduced on 5 February 2025, enabling full cost recovery for police forces and fulfilling a manifesto commitment.Firearms licensing fees were last updated in 2015 and had fallen significantly below the cost of deli...
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