Written Question·Home Office·UIN 105214

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of aligning shotgun and firearm licensing systems on (a) public safety and (b) police licensing resource capacity.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February 2025, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns to bring them more into line with the controls on...

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