Written Question·Home Office·UIN 93597

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 21 November 2025

Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of shotgun and firearm licence applications nationally.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The issuing of firearms certificates, resourcing of firearms licensing teams and the efficiency of police forces is a matter for individual Chief Officers of Police and Police and Crime Commissioners.The Government has recently taken action to increase th...

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