questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed statistical evidence on the use of legally held firearms in criminal activities.
answerText: The Firearms Act 1968 gives responsibility for issuing firearms licences to Chief Officers of Police. Since November 2021, however, Statutory Guidance issued by the Secretary of State requires police forces to make robust checks on the suitability of appl...
heading: Firearms: Crime