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Official Information Act Responses (OIAs)

Official Information Act (OIA) responses that may be of interest to the wider firearms community.

Licensing processes

Guidance documents

  • 2024 January - Guidance Documents - IR012339875 - Part 1
  • 2024 January - Guidance Documents - IR012339875 - Part 2a
  • 2024 January - Guidance Documents - IR012339875 - Part 2b
  • 2024 January - Guidance Documents - IR012339875 - Part 2c

Fit and proper status

  • 2024 March - Fit and proper status - IR01245679

Licence suspensions and revocations 

  • 2024 August - Suspensions and revocations - IR012424132
  • 2024 May - Licence revocations - IR012414407
  • 2024 April - Licence revocations - IR01249097
  • 2024 April - Licence revocations - IR01248056

Seizures and thefts

Data

  • March 2024 – Seizures and thefts by firearms type IR01245038

2024 firearms reforms

Arms Act and Registry Review 

  • 2024 September reports and emails about 2024 firearms reforms IR-01-24-21954 (part 1) 
  • 2024 September reports and emails about 2024 firearms reforms IR-01-24-21954 (part 2)
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30 August 2024

 

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