Question follow-through · 51664

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of implementing the Firearms Act 2023 without a transitional period to apply for personal firearm certificates on miniature rifle clubs.

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 12 May 2025
Target answer date: 15 May 2025
Answer: 15 May 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

12 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of implementing the Firearms Act 2023 without a transitional period to apply for personal firearm certificates on miniature rifle clubs.
15 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 May 2025
Answer published
The Firearms Act 2023 introduced legislation to strengthen firearms controls by making it a requirement for the operator of a miniature rifle range to have a firearm certificate and undergo police licensing checks.The Firearms Act 2023 was commenced on 1 ...

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