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Firearms: Licensing

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 December 2024UIN 18271

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) efficiency of the National Firearms Licensing Management System; and whether her Department plans to update the system.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

We keep the effectiveness of the National Firearms Licensing Management System under review.

The system was introduced in 2007 and we are now working with policing partners to consider options for updating it to provide police forces with enhanced functionality to improve the future efficiency of the firearms licensing function.

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