Numbers of weapon licences issued under Section 5 authorities from 2008 to October 2013
Published 27 November 2013
FOI release 29081
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There are approximately 1,300 section 5 authorities currently on issue.
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The number of section 5 Authorities issued by the Secretary of State for the Home Department each year since 2008 is detailed in the table below:
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* | 2013 |
396 | 420 | 491 | 504 | 455 | 447** |
*This figure includes short term authorities for the Olympic Games pistol shooting competitors.
** total as at 15 October 2013.