§ Mr. DonaldsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many appeals were made to the Chief Constable on the removal of firearms certificates under the Firearms (N.I.) Order 1981 in each year from 1995 to date. [126656]
§ Mr. IngramAppeals against decisions by the Chief Constable to revoke firearm certificates or to refuse to24W renew them are made to the Secretary of State under Article 55 of the 1981 Order. The following table sets out the number of such appeals since 1995:
Year Revocation Refusal to renew Total 1995 47 7 54 1996 35 5 40 1997 75 25 100 1998 50 23 73 1999 34 10 44 20001 21 6 27 1To 15 June 2000