We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
This page contains an overview of the Psychoactive Substances Act and supporting documents.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Authorisation process on the use of armed guards on UK registered ships.
Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.
Apply for a licence to kill, take, disturb or possess a protected species for survey, research or conservation work.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
Controls under the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, prohibited weapons, applications for removal of prohibition and making an appeal.
Information on how to get firearms licensing, manage weapons for a shooting club or get a museum licence.
This series brings together firearms guidance and application forms.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone.