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Essex Police has its own Firearms Licensing force policy which is designed to give clear and consistent guidance when accessing the suitability of all applicants.

Provided the following annual figures for 2020 to 2023: - The numbers of Firearms License and Shotgun Certificate holders. - The numbers of first time Firearms License and Shotgun Certificate applications. - The numbers of unsuccessful Firearms License and Shotgun Certificate applications. - The average waiting time for the successful completion of a Firearms License application. - The average waiting time for a Firearms License renewal. - The number of staff employed by Essex Police to process Firearms License and Shotgun Certificate applications.

Provided the numbers of Firearm and Shotgun certificates issued and revoked by Essex Police in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Details of how many firearm and shotgun licenses/certificates were issued in total between the 2016 and 2020 calendar years broken down by grants and renewals.

Basic Command Units do not exist within Essex Police (we believe this to be historical terminology). The SAP ERP system has the Command and Department Overview for the Essex Police HR Structure.