Contact Us

The Firearms, Shot Gun and Explosives Licensing section is based at Essex Police headquarters.

You can contact the team:

By post
FSEL Section
Essex Police Headquarters
PO Box 2
Springfield
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 6DA

By phone
01245 452768 OR 0300 333 4444 ext 50667

By fax
01245 452157  OR 0300 333 4444 ext 50665

By e-mail
firearms@essex.pnn.police.uk

Enquiry officers

We also have a team of enquiry officers who visit people who have applied for a firearms, shot gun or explosives licence.

John Hopes Chelmsford 07715 771406
Dave Sims Ongar 07715 771403
Scott Grant Ongar 07813 093962
Terry Neafsey Halstead 07715 771404
Paul Quinton Halstead 07870 564759
Peter Lamb Copford 07715 771407
John Bolingbroke Copford 07715 771573
Vacant Westcliff 07715 771572
Dave Harrop Westcliff 07715 771574

All explosives enquiries should be made to John Hopes.