Question follow-through · 33381
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Home Office Firearms Fees Working Group met in 2022 and 2023; what conclusions it reached on firearms licensing fees; and if she will publish its report.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Home Office Firearms Fees Working Group met in 2022 and 2023; what conclusions it reached on firearms licensing fees; and if she will publish its report.
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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10 Mar 2025
Answer published
On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect to provide full-cost recovery for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto. The fees had not been increased since 2015 an...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Firearms: Licensing
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