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Firearm certificates : Applications for new and renewals (granted and refused); |
Table 2 |
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variations, cancellations, revocations and certificates on issue at 31 December by police force area, 1998 |
Number & Rate |
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Police force area |
Applications |
Cancell -ations(3) |
Revo -cations(3) |
Firearm certificates on issue at 31 December |
Firearm certificates on issue at 31 December per 100,000 popn(1) |
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New firearm certificate |
Renewal of firearm certificate |
Variation of firearm certificate |
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Granted |
Refused |
Granted |
Refused |
Fee(2) Charged |
No Fee Charged |
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Central |
40 |
3 |
- |
- |
18 |
52 |
35 |
7 |
1,085 |
393 |
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Dumfries & Galloway |
70 |
- |
47 |
1 |
23 |
120 |
78 |
4 |
2,213 |
1,502 |
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Fife |
27 |
1 |
1 |
- |
13 |
63 |
103 |
5 |
1,376 |
394 |
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Grampian |
192 |
7 |
- |
7 |
70 |
115 |
159 |
11 |
5,891 |
1,122 |
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Lothian & Borders |
175 |
- |
5 |
1 |
89 |
143 |
117 |
8 |
4,029 |
458 |
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Northern |
180 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
101 |
280 |
139 |
13 |
8,097 |
2,905 |
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Strathclyde |
181 |
1 |
- |
- |
69 |
278 |
198 |
5 |
4,714 |
207 |
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Tayside |
97 |
7 |
- |
- |
54 |
105 |
89 |
8 |
3,667 |
941 |
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All forces |
962 |
20 |
58 |
14 |
437 |
1,156 |
918 |
61 |
31,072 |
607 |
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(1.) Population as at mid-June 1998. |
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(2) A fee is charged where a variation increases the number of firearms authorised by the certificate. |
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(3) Cancellation of a certificate is undertaken by the holder; revocations are at the authority of the Chief Constable and occur in instances where it is believed the holder should no longer be allowed to possess a firearm. |
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Firearm certificates : Number of cancellations, revocations and certificates |
Table 2A |
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and percentage on issue at 31 December, 1990 - 98 |
Number & Percentage |
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1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Number of certificates on issue at 31 December |
32,702 |
31,707 |
31,382 |
31,475 |
31,952 |
32,317 |
32,053 |
31,094 |
31,072 |
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Number of cancellations |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1,602 |
1,453 |
1,427 |
1,711 |
2,069 |
918 |
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Percentage of number on issue at end of previous December |
NA |
NA |
NA |
5.1 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
3.0 |
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Number of revocations |
45 |
32 |
34 |
33 |
23 |
33 |
86 |
80 |
61 |
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Percentage of number on issue at end of previous December |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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