United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 32480
Firearms: Licensing
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21 February 2025
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3 March 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department has on the number of applications for the grant of certificates for firearms refused on the grounds of an unsatisfactory reference in the last ten years for which figur
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21 February 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department has on the number of applications for the grant of certificates for firearms refused on the grounds of an unsatisfactory reference in the last ten years for which figur
Source: Commons
3 March 2025
Answer
The Firearms Act 1968 gives responsibility for the issuing of firearms licences to Chief Officers of Police. Police forces hold the data on local applications.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-21/32480
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1766908
- uk · wq-1766908 · source updated 3 March 2025