Written Question·Home Office·UIN 16452

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Ruth Cadbury

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of forged shotgun licences in England.

Answer

Sarah Jones

Data on the number of forged firearms certificates used to purchase shotguns in England is not collected centrally. The law is clear on the sales of shotguns that a purchaser must hold the appropriate firearms certificate and transactions must comply with...

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