Firearms in Merseyside

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Dear Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner,

I am writing to request the following information:

1. How many seizures and recoveries of firearms covered by sections 1, 2 and 5 of the Firearms Act were made in each of the financial years 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 in Merseyside?

2. How many firearms covered by sections 1, 2 and 5 of the Firearms Act were seized in each of the financial years 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 in Merseyside?

3. How many firearms discharges were recorded in each of the financial years 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 in Merseyside?

4. How many registered firearms covered by sections 1, 2 and 5 of the Firearms Act were reported as lost or stolen in each of the financial years 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 in Merseyside?

Yours faithfully,

Paul Holtom

OPCC, Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner

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Office of the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner

OPCC, Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner

Dear Mr Holtom,

 

Re: Freedom of Information Request – Our ref: FOI2018-03

 

I refer to your recent request:-

 

1. How many seizures and recoveries of firearms covered by sections 1, 2
and 5 of the Firearms Act were made in each of the financial years
2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 in Merseyside?

 

2. How many firearms covered by sections 1, 2 and 5 of the Firearms Act
were seized in each of the financial years 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015
and 2015/2016 in Merseyside?

 

3. How many firearms discharges were recorded in each of the financial
years 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 in Merseyside?

 

4. How many registered firearms covered by sections 1, 2 and 5 of the
Firearms Act were reported as lost or stolen in each of the financial
years 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 in
Merseyside?

 

I am sorry, but the information you have requested is not held by the
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, as it relates to operational
policing matters which are under the control of the Chief Constable.

 

The correct authority to contact with your request is Merseyside Police
and you may wish to email them directly. Their email address is:
[1][email address]

 

May I thank you for taking the time to contact the office.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside

Allerton Police Station | Rose Lane| Liverpool | L18 6JE

0151 777 5187 |[2]www.merseysidepcc.info| Twitter: @MerseysidePCC

 

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