Firearms licences (1498A/23)
Request
For the calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022 and for 2023 to date, could you please tell me:
1. How many firearm licence holders in force area currently?
- 2020:
- 2021:
- 2022:
- 2023:
- How many shotgun certificate holders in force area currently?
- 2020:
- 2021:
- 2022:
- 2023:
- How many first-time firearm licence applications were made?
- 2020:
- 2021:
- 2022:
- 2023:
- How many first-time firearm applications were unsuccessful?
- 2020:
- 2021:
- 2022:
- 2023:
- How many first-time shotgun licence applications were made?
- 2020:
- 2021:
- 2022:
- 2023:
- How many first-time shotgun applications were unsuccessful?
- 2020:
- 2021:
- 2022:
- 2023:
- What the average waiting time for the successful completion of a new firearms licence application process was in your area, i.e., how long on average people waited between submitting their application and receiving their first licence (renewals excluded)?
- 2020:
- 2021:
- 2022:
- 2023:
- What the average waiting time for a firearms licence renewal was in your area?
- 2020:
- 2021:
- 2022:
- 2023:
- How many members of staff you employ to process firearms and shotgun licence applications?
- 2020:
- 2021:
- 2022:
- 2023:
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
Please see below and note:
2023 covers from 01/01 until 01/10 as we are not at the end of the calendar year yet.
Questions 7 and 8 answers don’t differentiate between new grant and renewal only the process time in days of an application.
For the calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022 and for 2023 to date, could you please tell me:
- How many firearm licence holders in force area currently?
- 2020: 1,902
- 2021: 1,885
- 2022: 1,848
- 2023: 1,806
- How many shotgun certificate holders in force area currently?
- 2020: 7,966
- 2021: 8,001
- 2022: 7,683
- 2023: 7,548
- How many first-time firearm licence applications were made?
- 2020: 97
- 2021: 92
- 2022: 97
- 2023: 76
- How many first-time firearm applications were unsuccessful?
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 4
- 2022: 3
- 2023: 1
- How many first-time shotgun licence applications were made?
- 2020: 148
- 2021: 366
- 2022: 271
- 2023: 171
- How many first-time shotgun applications were unsuccessful?
- 2020: 7
- 2021: 13
- 2022: 11
- 2023: 7
- What the average waiting time for the successful completion of a new firearms licence application process was in your area, i.e., how long on average people waited between submitting their application and receiving their first licence (renewals excluded)?
- 2020: 118 days – firearms, 94 days – shotgun
- 2021: 167 days – firearms, 146 days – shotgun
- 2022: 218 days – firearms, 182 days – shotgun
- 2023: 119 days – firearms, 92 days – shotgun
- What the average waiting time for a firearms licence renewal was in your area?
- 2020: 118 days – firearms, 94 days – shotgun
- 2021: 167 days – firearms, 146 days – shotgun
- 2022: 218 days – firearms, 182 days – shotgun
- 2023: 119 days – firearms, 92 days – shotgun
- How many members of staff you employ to process firearms and shotgun licence applications?
- 2020: 17
- 2021: 17
- 2022: 17
- 2023: 27
Attachments
No attachments