§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
When an analysis was last conducted in police forces of the cost of administering the shotgun licence fee scheme; and what was the estimated net cost of administering the system.
§ Lord GlenarthurA costings exercise was conducted in sample police forces in December 1981. The net cost of administering the shotgun certificate system in Great Britain in 1981–82 was then estimated to be £567,986. The costing method for the current review of firearms fees is based on the recommended certification procedures set out in the 1984 report of the joint Home Office/Association of Chief Police Officers Working Party on the Administration of the Firearms Act 1968, a copy of which has been placed in the Library.