Statutory guidance

Statutory guidance for police on firearms licensing

Guidance to help police chiefs carry out checks when assessing someone's suitability to own firearms or become a registered firearms dealer.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Statutory guidance for chief officers of police on firearms licensing (revised February 2023)

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Impact assessment: medical checks in the statutory guidance for firearms

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Impact assessment: medical checks in the statutory guidance for firearms (Welsh)

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Details

This is the revised version of the original statutory guidance which first came into effect on 1 November 2021. This version supersedes the original guidance.

It includes new sections on social media checks and referees, medical checks and temporary permits for firearms licensing.

Updates to this page

Published 20 October 2021
Last updated 14 February 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated the statutory guidance with the revised February 2023 version which supersedes the guidance issued in November 2021. The revised guidance includes new sections on social media checks and referees, medical checks and temporary permits for firearms licensing.

  2. Added Welsh versions of 'Statutory guidance for chief officers of police on firearms licensing' and 'Impact assessment: medical checks in the statutory guidance for firearms'.

  3. Added final version of the statutory guidance.

  4. First published.

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