Written Question·Home Office·UIN 89221

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 20 November 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national firearms licensing system.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government publishes Statutory Guidance for Chief Officers of Police on firearms licensing. The Statutory Guidance was most recently refreshed and strengthened in August this year and it is helping to ensure consistency in the assessment of those who ...
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