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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she or Ministers in her Department have had with (a) Association of Chief Police Officers and (b) Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) about HMIC conducting a review of police forces' performance in issuing and monitoring firearms certificates;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she or Ministers in her Department have had with (a) Association of Chief Police Officers and (b) Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) about HMIC conducting a review of police forces' performance in issuing and monitoring firearms certificates;...
Firearms licensing is one of the thematic inspections that Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) is currently considering for its 2014-15 inspection programme.
HMIC is required by law to seek the approval of the Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), before laying its annual inspection programme before
Parliament. The possible need for a thematic inspection on firearms licensing will be one of the issues the Home Secretary will take into consideration when deciding whether to approve the Inspectorate's programme of work for 2014-15.
This decision will be partly based on advice from the National Policing Lead for Firearms and Explosives on the benefits of an inspection as a means of assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the licensing process.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make it her policy that when police officers are involved in the shooting of civilians, the officers involved are immediately interviewed separately about the incident.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make it her policy that when police officers are involved in the shooting of civilians, the officers involved are immediately interviewed separately about the incident.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will be consulting on potential changes to their statutory guidance under section 22 of the Police Reform Act 2002 so as to include this issue. As the body responsible for setting standards for police practice, it is right that the College of Policing should consider whether their existing authorised professional practice (APP) on armed policing should be amended in light of forthcoming IPCC guidance. Any change in statutory guidance by either the college or the IPCC will be for the Secretary of State for the Home Department to approve.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will set a date to meet the police forces to discuss the expansion of data collection on the use of (a) illegally held and (b) legally held firearms in crimes committed in Britain.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will set a date to meet the police forces to discuss the expansion of data collection on the use of (a) illegally held and (b) legally held firearms in crimes committed in Britain.
The Home Office is currently considering whether the current data collection should be expanded and will discuss with the police at the appropriate point.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make it her policy to gather information on the number of offences committed involving (a) legally held and (b) illegally held firearms.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make it her policy to gather information on the number of offences committed involving (a) legally held and (b) illegally held firearms.
[holding answer 29 October 2013]: The Home Office will have discussions with the police about whether the current data collection should be expanded.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms license applications have been rejected on the grounds of a history of (a) domestic violence, (b) violent conduct and (c) drug or alcohol abuse in each of the last five years; if she will investigate trends of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms license applications have been rejected on the grounds of a history of (a) domestic violence, (b) violent conduct and (c) drug or alcohol abuse in each of the last five years; if she will investigate trends of...
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 92W. There are no plans to investigate trends of such refusals.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she will publish the estimated fees for the new e-commerce system for firearms licensing.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she will publish the estimated fees for the new e-commerce system for firearms licensing.
[holding answer 25 October 2013]: The introduction of e-commerce does not mean there will be an automatic change in fees for firearms licensing. The e-commerce system is a police initiative which will make the firearms licensing process far more efficient and may have cost benefits. Once the system has been piloted in summer 2014 we will work with police to calculate the costs of the automated process and consider reviewing the fees accordingly.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the estimated cost to a police force for the licensing of a firearm will be when the new e-commerce fees system is operational.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the estimated cost to a police force for the licensing of a firearm will be when the new e-commerce fees system is operational.
[holding answer 18 October 2013]: The e-commerce system will improve the efficiency of the licensing process by reducing the processing time for police. The exact costs to police forces will depend on the number of people who use the e-commerce system. There is work ongoing to identify what the costs will be.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department has taken to ensure that firearms licensing fees are representative of the true cost to police forces of issuing and tracking licences.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department has taken to ensure that firearms licensing fees are representative of the true cost to police forces of issuing and tracking licences.
We remain firmly committed to ensuring there is an appropriate balance between the fee paid and the licence service provided. We are working with the police and other members of the shooting community to improve the efficiency of the licensing process, in part by moving much of the licensing system online. Once these efficiencies are realised we will be in a position to reassess fee levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether the Government's policy remains that there should be full recovery of the firearms license fee costs;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether the Government's policy remains that there should be full recovery of the firearms license fee costs;
We remain firmly committed to ensuring taxpayers do not continue to bear the burden of subsidising the firearms licensing administration process. We are working with the police to improve the efficiency of the licensing process, in part by moving much of the licensing system online. Once these efficiencies are realised we will be in a position to move to full cost recovery. In the interim we are considering options on how to address the shortfall in part, and in a manner that is fair and proportionate.
(2) what plans she has to recover the costs of administering firearms licensing;
Chris Williamson:
(2) what plans she has to recover the costs of administering firearms licensing;
Chris Williamson:
We remain firmly committed to ensuring taxpayers do not continue to bear the burden of subsidising the firearms licensing administration process. We are working with the police to improve the efficiency of the licensing process, in part by moving much of the licensing system online. Once these efficiencies are realised we will be in a position to move to full cost recovery. In the interim we are considering options on how to address the shortfall in part, and in a manner that is fair and proportionate.
(3) when changes to firearms licensing and the cost of licences will be introduced.
Chris Williamson:
(3) when changes to firearms licensing and the cost of licences will be introduced.
Chris Williamson:
We remain firmly committed to ensuring taxpayers do not continue to bear the burden of subsidising the firearms licensing administration process. We are working with the police to improve the efficiency of the licensing process, in part by moving much of the licensing system online. Once these efficiencies are realised we will be in a position to move to full cost recovery. In the interim we are considering options on how to address the shortfall in part, and in a manner that is fair and proportionate.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she intends to introduce full cost recovery for firearms licence applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she intends to introduce full cost recovery for firearms licence applications.
We remain firmly committed to ensuring taxpayers do not continue to bear the burden of subsidising the firearms licensing administration process. We are working with the police to improve the efficiency of the licensing process, in part by moving much of the licensing system online. Once these efficiencies are realised we will be in a position to move to full cost recovery. In the interim we are considering options on how to address the shortfall in part, and in a manner that is fair and proportionate.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many revoked shotgun and firearms licences have been returned at a later date from 2010 to 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many revoked shotgun and firearms licences have been returned at a later date from 2010 to 2013.
Once revoked and if the licence holder disputes the decision, a shotgun or firearms licence can only be restored by appeal through the Crown court. If the grounds for revocation are reconsidered by the police, the normal procedure is for the individual to apply for the grant of a new licence.
Statistics on reversals of revocations through the Crown court are not part of the required data returns.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms and shotgun certificates have been refused in (a) 2013, (b) 2012, (c) 2011 and (d) 2010; and how many have been revoked.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms and shotgun certificates have been refused in (a) 2013, (b) 2012, (c) 2011 and (d) 2010; and how many have been revoked.
The data requested were published in the recent Home Office statistical release Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales 2012-13, available online at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-2012-to-2013
Data for financial years 2009-10 to 2012-13 are also provided in the table. Data relating to 2013-14 are expected to be published in the autumn of 2014.
| Number
of new applications and renewal applications refused and the number of
revocations for firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales,
2009-10 to
2012-131 | ||||||
| Firearm
certificates | Shotgun
certificates | |||||
| New
applications
refused | Renewal
applications
refused | Revocations | New
applications
refused | Renewal
applications
refused | Revocations | |
| 2009-10 | 105 | 15 | 302 | 462 | 45 | 1,076 |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 34 | 404 | 533 | 170 | 1,379 |
| 2011-12 | 119 | 50 | 349 | 651 | 191 | 1,301 |
| 2012-13 | 138 | 54 | 339 | 594 | 177 | 1,226 |
| 1
Source: These statistics are obtained from the National Firearms Licensing Management System. |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effect on public safety of (a) banning the private storage of firearms in domestic dwellings, (b) undertaking annual mental health checks on firearms certificate holders and (c) creating a publicly-available register of individuals...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effect on public safety of (a) banning the private storage of firearms in domestic dwellings, (b) undertaking annual mental health checks on firearms certificate holders and (c) creating a publicly-available register of individuals...
Firearms control in the UK is among the toughest in the world. This shows clearly that gun crime will not be tolerated by this Government nor wider society.
The Home Affairs Committee in its report on firearms control, published in December 2010, concluded that the storage of weapons at central locations would not reduce the risk of theft. The Committee also considered that annual health checks on certificate holders would be both resource intensive and disproportionate. The Government supports these conclusions.
Our assessment is that a publically-available register of those with access to firearms would compromise public safety and could lead to the theft of legally held weapons.
Firearms control in the UK is among the toughest in the world. This shows clearly that gun crime will not be tolerated by this Government or wider society. We keep firearms laws under review to ensure that they remain appropriate, proportionate and properly implemented. This includes strengthening the guidance to police to reflect recommendations of recent reviews, including the Home Affairs Select Committee report on firearms control.
Firearms control in the UK is among the toughest in the world. This shows clearly that gun crime will not be tolerated by this Government or wider society. We keep firearms laws under review to ensure that they remain appropriate, proportionate and properly implemented. This includes strengthening the guidance to police to reflect recommendations of recent reviews, including the Home Affairs Select Committee report on firearms control.
Firearms control in the UK is among the toughest in the world. This shows clearly that gun crime will not be tolerated by this Government or wider society. We keep firearms laws under review to ensure that they remain appropriate, proportionate and properly implemented. This includes strengthening the guidance to police to reflect recommendations of recent reviews, including the Home Affairs Select Committee report on firearms control.
I am happy to reassure the hon. Gentleman that we are learning the lessons of that terrible incident. As he knows, I have spoken to Bobby Turnbull several times about this matter, and I am happy to assure the hon. Gentleman that the strengthened guidance, with particular application to domestic violence, will be introduced within weeks, so that very direct lesson is being quickly learned.
I am happy to reassure the hon. Gentleman that we are learning the lessons of that terrible incident. As he knows, I have spoken to Bobby Turnbull several times about this matter, and I am happy to assure the hon. Gentleman that the strengthened guidance, with particular application to domestic violence, will be introduced within weeks, so that very direct lesson is being quickly learned.
I note the Minister’s answer, but will he and the Home Secretary learn the lessons of history, not least the terrible tragedy of the Atherton case in my constituency, and back the Labour amendment to the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill to make it clear in law to licensing officers that those with a history of domestic abuse and violence should not be able to own a gun ?
My hon. and learned Friend is right that the middlemen who provide the guns are often as guilty as those who fire them, which is why we are increasing the maximum penalty for the manufacture, sale or transfer of these guns. I hope that that will send a clear message that these types of middlemen are indeed as guilty as those who pull the trigger.
My hon. and learned Friend is right that the middlemen who provide the guns are often as guilty as those who fire them, which is why we are increasing the maximum penalty for the manufacture, sale or transfer of these guns. I hope that that will send a clear message that these types of middlemen are indeed as guilty as those who pull the trigger.
My right hon. Friend might know that a relatively small number of identifiable guns are used repeatedly in gangland drug dealing and other forms of violence. What steps is his Department taking to ensure that the police have the legal weapons available to them to crack down on these hirers and renters out of such weapons?