Firearms certificates

Freedom of Information Act request number: 2022-048

Version date: 14/04/2022

The Firearms Licensing Department have provided the following information:

1)
a) The number of firearm certificates issued by your force in 2019

852

b) The number of firearm certificates issued by your force in 2020 

809

c) The number of firearm certificates issued by your force in 2021 

738

2)

a) The number of shotgun certificates issued by your force in 2019

1096 

b) The number of shotgun certificates issued by your force in 2020 

1537

c) The number of shotgun certificates issued by your force in 2021

1137

3)

a) The number of firearm certificates revoked by your force in 2019

4

b) The number of firearm certificates revoked by your force in 2020

8

c) The number of firearm certificates revoked by your force in 2021

9

4)

a) The number of shotgun certificates revoked by your force in 2019

13

b) The number of shotgun certificates revoked by your force in 2020 

20

c) The number of shotgun certificates revoked by your force in 2021

30