Firearms

Keeping and Licensing of Firearms - Aiming for Excellence

Help us achieve excellence

Cleveland Police licenses 9 registered Firearms Dealers, 735 firearm certificate holders, 1,779 shotgun certificate holders and 161 explosives certificate holders. Firearms are licensed in accordance with the Firearms Acts 1968-1997 and other associated Acts.

You will speed the process of application if you read the relevant notes with the application, enabling us to provide a more effective and efficient service. If you have any queries please call 01642 302005.

We provide a licensing service: With concern for the public safety, consider all applications for the grant and renewal of certificates equally, fairly and process them expeditiously.

Our priority is:

To support the legal, safe and secure possession of firearms within the Cleveland Police area.

Take part in the Firearms Licensing Service Questionnaire

At Cleveland Police Firearms Licensing Department we pride ourselves on our quality of work, speed of service and professionalism of staff.

We want you to be confident and happy in the way we process your certificates and the delivery of service we aim to achieve.

Complete the questionnaire on-line. or download as a PDF below

FirearmsLicensingSurvey.pdf 

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