Firearm certificate applications 34/2024
FOI Reference: 34/2024
Request:
Q1. For the years 2019,2022 and 2023. Number of new Fire Arm Certificate grant applications processed and issued.
Q2. Processing time to completion for new Fire Arm Certificate grant applications.
Q3. Number of personnel dedicated to processing new Fire Arm Certificate grant applications.
Q4. Was loss of processing hours due to staff holidays/sickness covered by other additional staff being drafted in?
Q5. Were staff working from home?
(Please also supply same information as above for Fire Arm Certificate Renewals and Variations.)
Q6. To Date For Period January 2024.
- Number of new Fire Arm Certificate grant applications awaiting processing.
- Number of new Fire Arm Certificate grant applications processed and issued.
- Date of oldest new Fire Arm Certificate grant application awaiting processing.
- Current processing time to completion for new Fire Arm Certificate grant applications.
- Dates of new Fire Arm Certificate grant applications currently being processed.
Q7.Number of personnel dedicated to processing new Fire Arm Certificate grant applications.
Response:
Q1
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Year and Type |
Licences issued |
Licence applications processed |
Licences refused |
|
2019 Grants (new) |
175 |
186 |
11 |
|
2019 Renewals |
506 |
507 |
1 |
|
2019 Variations |
139 |
144 |
5 |
|
2022 Grants |
173 |
177 |
4 |
|
2022 Renewals |
837 |
841 |
4 |
|
2022 Variations |
152 |
154 |
2 |
|
2023 Grants |
219 |
224 |
5 |
|
2023 Renewals |
687 |
695 |
8 |
|
2023 Variations |
125 |
125 |
0 |
Q2
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Year and Type of licence request |
Average Processing turnaround times |
|
2019 New Grants |
118 days |
|
2019 Renewals |
82.5 days |
|
2019 Variations |
39 days |
|
2022 New Grants |
159 days |
|
2022 Renewals |
113 days |
|
2022 Variations |
52 days |
|
2023 New Grants |
95 days |
|
2023 Renewals |
68 days |
|
2023 Variations |
29 days |
Q3, 4, 5 & 7
I can confirm that there is no information held by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to these questions.
The FOI department has been advised it is not possible to provide a firm response to this question as the team responsible are omnicompetent and skilled in every task and the team as a whole undertakes various tasks within firearms licencing. Resource is moved daily and we do not have the same numbers attached to tasks daily as we are reactionary to demand.
Furthermore Staff were not working from home in 2019, however staff are now able to work a maximum of 1 day a week, per staff member, in 22/23/24 from home, however again this is not every week and we base requests to work from home dependent on annual leave/sickness and demand, therefore there is no definitive response for the time frame specified.
I can state however that no additional staff were drafted in or will there be for holiday or sickness cover.
Q6
I can confirm there is no information held by Dyfed Powys Police, as it is too early to provide information held in regard to average processing time or expected completion. However, the following information outlined below can be provided;
Applications already received this month and in process are;
New Grants 15
Renewals 12
Variations 9
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 31/01/2024)