Recommendation 14

In Scotland, individuals pay fees of £88 for each new firearms licence application and £62 for each firearms licence renewal.51 Superintendent Steven Duncan, Head of National Firearms and Explosives Licensing for Police Scotland, told us that “fees have not been changed for a number of years”.52 However, Rt Hon. Chris Philp MP, Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire for the Home Office, stated that “costs [of processing applications] have gone up”53 since fees were last reviewed. Individuals applying for licences and renewals must also pay for medical assessments.54 The cost of medical assessments can vary considerably between medical practitioners.55