Firearms data 1032/2024

FOI Reference: 1032/2024

Request:

For the period between the 1st of January 2024 and the 31st of Oct 2024:

1. How many renewal shotgun certificates have been issued?
2. How many new shotgun certificates have been issued?
3. How many renewal firearms certificates have been issued?
4. How many new firearms certificates have been issued?
5. How many renewals of coterminous (joint shotgun & firearm) certificates have been issued?
6. How many new coterminous (joint shotgun & firearm) certificates have been issued?

As of the 1st of November 2024?

7. How many renewal shotgun certificates remain in the system?
8. How many new shotgun certificates remain in the system?
9. How many renewal firearms certificates remain in the system?
10. How many new firearms certificates remain in the system?
11. How many coterminous (joint shotgun & firearm) certificate renewals remain in the system?
12. How many new coterminous (joint shotgun & firearm) certificates remain in the system?
13. How many ‘vetting and security Home Visits’ are completed weekly by the Firearms Enquiry Officers (FEOs)?
14. How many FEOs are in the Dyfed and Powys Firearms Department?
15. How quickly can a new firearms certificate be processed from application submission to issue of certificate?
16. How quickly can a new coterminous (joint shotgun & firearm) certificate be processed from application submission to issue of certificate?

 

Response 1:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

615

Response 2:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

294

Response 3:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

538

Response 4:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

232

Response 5:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

These figures are incorporated in the above and are not recorded separately.

Response 6:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

These figures are incorporated in the above and are not recorded separately.

Response 7:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

43

Response 8:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

10

Response 9:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

38

Response 10:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

12

Response 11:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

These figures are incorporated in the above and are not recorded separately.

Response 12:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

These figures are incorporated in the above and are not recorded separately.

Response 13:

I can confirm that there is no information held by Dyfed-Powys Police due to the fact that this information is not recorded by Dyfed-Powys Police.

Response 14:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

7.62 FEO

Response 15:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

September: Average 53 days

October: Average 25 days

Response 16:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

September: Average 57 days

October: Average 15 days                                               

                                                           

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 06/11/2024)