Firearms: Licensing

(asked on 1st October 2020) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the proportionality of the level of fees for GP medical assessments for firearm licenses.


Answered by
Kit Malthouse Portrait
Kit Malthouse
This question was answered on 5th October 2020

GPs are asked to provide medical information when a person applies to their local police force for a firearm or shotgun certificate, as police must be satisfied that those in possession of firearms do not pose a danger to public safety. Fees charged by GPs to provide medical information for firearms licensing applications are a matter between the applicant and their GP.

The Government is continuing to engage with police, medical and shooting representatives to ensure that the system for medical checks operates as effectively as possible.

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