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I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information Act request for data concerning firearm and shotgun licences. This follows a similar request that I had submitted previously, for data for the year 2019.
Any person who has a firearm or shotgun licence revoked by an issuing police force is entitled to appeal that revocation in court.
For the 2020, 2021 and 2022 calendar years, please tell me:
1) did the force return any revoked firearm or shotgun licences to a person once the force had been notified that the former licence holder had lodged an appeal in court, but before that court case was concluded and before a judge had ruled in favour of the appellant?
2) If the answer to question 1 was yes, how many a) firearm and b) shotgun licences were returned in such circumstances?
Please provide the data in a spreadsheet format.