Written Question·Home Office·UIN 102912

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

James Naish

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase training and funding for police firearm licensing authorities.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs Council have developed national training on firearms licensing. The Statutory Guidance on firearms licensing for Chief Officers of Police, most recently revised and strengthened on 5 August 2025, make...

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