Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 17756

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 10 July 2026

Answered: 15 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Ruth Cadbury

To ask the Solicitor General, how many A.) prosecutions B.) convictions have been made since 2006 under Section 26(2) of the Firearms Act 1968 in relation to individuals purchasing firearms or ammunition with a false certificate.

Answer

Ellie Reeves

Section 26(2) does not create an offence relating to the purchase or acquisition of firearms using a false certificate. The offence most closely associated with such conduct is section 3(5) of the Firearms Act (FA) 1968, where it is an offence to produce ...

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