Firearms licensing on the agenda at BASC and FELWG meeting

Deputy Chief Constable David Gardner, NPCC firearms licensing portfolio lead, and Superintendent Adrian Davis, FELWG chair and NPCC firearms licensing strategic coordinator, travelled to BASC’s head office in Wrexham for the meeting. They were joined by BASC chief executive Ian Bell, BASC’s executive director of communications and public affairs Christopher Graffius, and BASC’s director and head of firearms Bill Harriman and Martin Parker.

During the full-day meeting, the group discussed a broad range of firearms licensing matters, including:

• areas of inconsistency
• licensing fees
• the training of firearms enquiry officers (FEOs) and future training of decision makers
• medical markers
• the forthcoming consultation on proposals to move section 2 firearms to section 1

They also discussed BASC’s recently released report on the state of firearms licensing in England and Wales.

Bill Harriman said: “The meeting was open and constructive. It was encouraging to see the NPCC lead for firearms licensing found time in his very busy schedule to come and see a stakeholder organisation to discuss matters of mutual concern.”

Deputy Chief Constable Gardner and Superintendent Davis have agreed to meet with BASC again to discuss progress on the issues covered during the meeting.

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