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2021/24416 - Firearms/shotgun licences

REQUEST

Please consider this request for information relating to shotgun and firearms licences under the FOI Act.

1a How many firearms licence holders are there in your police force area?

1b How many shotgun licence holders are there in your police force area?

2a How many firearms licence applications did your police force receive each year since 2010?

2b How many shotgun licence applications did your police force receive each year since 2010?

3a How many firearms licence applications were refused by your police force each year since 2010?

3b How many shotgun licence applications were refused by your police force each year since 2010?

4a On how many occasions did GPs decline to complete a medical information form for shotgun and firearms licence applications? Please provide figures for each year since 2010.

4b How many applications were granted without a GP having completed a medical information form? Please provide figures for each year since 2010.

5a How many firearms licences were revoked by your police force each year since 2010?

5b How many shotgun licences were revoked by your police force each year since 2010?

6a How many firearms licences were returned by your police force after having been temporarily revoked each year since 2010?

6b How many shotgun licences were returned by your police force after having been temporarily revoked each year since 2010?

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