Correspondence
Circular 014/2018: Limited extension of validity of firearm and shotgun certificates
This circular details the commencement arrangements for a firearms provision in the Policing and Crime Act 2017 which comes into force on 17 April 2018.
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Details
- broad subject: police service
- sub category: firearms control
- from: Crime, Policing and Fire Group (CPFG) – Policing Directorate
- unit: Tackling Crime Unit
- date for implementation: 17 April 2018
- for more information contact: public.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
This circular is addressed to:
- Lord Chief Justice
- justices of the Supreme Court
- senior presiding judge
- High Court judges
- presiding judges
- resident judges
- Crown Court judges
- district judges (magistrates’ courts)
- chairmen of the justices
- Director of Public Prosecutions
- HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary
- chief officers of police in England and Wales
- chief officers of police in Scotland
- Department of Justice, Northern Ireland
- Director General of the National Crime Agency
- police and crime commissioners in England and Wales
- Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
- College of Policing
- HM Revenue and Customs
- chief crown prosecutors
- Attorney General’s Office
Copies of this circular go to:
- Council of Circuit Judges
- Magistrates’ Association
- Association of District Judges
- Justices’ Clerks’ Society
- National Police Chiefs Council
- Association of Police and Crime Commissioners
Updates to this page
Published 5 April 2018
Last updated 10 April 2018 + show all updates
Last updated 10 April 2018 + show all updates
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Circular's originating directorate corrected and contact point updated.
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First published.