‘West Mercia Police Firearms Licencing Unit (FLU) are aware that the Department of Health & Social Care have directed that all NHS providers are to prioritise the COVID vaccine booster campaign and other services that mitigates the impact of the ongoing pandemic. In particular, General Practitioners (GP’s) have been asked to put non-emergency matters secondary to this important task. This is a totally understandable course of action.

As a result of this directive, we are already seeing cases where General Practitioners are declining or delaying the completion of the statutorily required medical forms from applicants of shotgun certificates and firearms licences. This will inevitably impact on our ability to process both new applications and renewals as medical verification is a mandatory part of the process that we must comply with.

It is important to note that we are able to accept medical reports completed by any General Medical Council registered General Practitioner, it does not have to be your own GP. Please can we urge everyone to consider the impact that the delay may cause to them personally.

West Mercia Police cannot impact upon or change the actions of the NHS, nor can we complete applications without all relevant information.

We are still open for business and accepting all applications.

Please can I take this opportunity to thank you all for your support and to wish you all a very Merry Christmas.’

 

West Mercia Firearms Licensing

Phone: 01905 727547
Email: firearmslicensing.cjsd.hq@westmercia.pnn.police.uk
Address: Firearms and Explosives Licensing Unit, West Mercia Police, Malvern Police Station, Victoria Road, Malvern WR14 2TE
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Gloucester Firearms Licensing

Phone: 01452 335225
Email: firearms.licensing@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk
Address: Gloucestershire Constabulary, Criminal Justice Department, Gloucester Central Police Station, Longsmith Street, Gloucester GL1 2JP
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Gwent Firearms Licensing

Phone: 01495 745445 (more phone numbers here
Email: Firearmslicensing@gwent.pnn.police.uk
Address: Firearms Licensing Department, Gwent Police, Police Headquarters, Croesyceiliog, Cwmbrân, Gwent NP44 2XJ
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Dyfed-Powys Firearms Licensing

Phone: 01267 226499
Email: firearmslicensing2@dyfed-powys.pnn.police.uk
Address: Firearms Licensing, Dyfed-Powys Police, Police Headquarters, PO Box 99, Llangunnor, Carmarthen, SA31 2PF
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