Sussex Police respond to 'excessive' waiting times to renew firearms licences

Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne said her office had received ‘several’ complaints about ‘excessive’ waiting times for renewing firearms and shotgun licences, at the Sussex Police Performance and Accountability meeting on Friday, April 19.

She said an officer from the joint Surrey and Sussex Firearms and Explosives Licencing Unit had emailed someone attempting to renew their licence, ‘I’m sorry for the delay but accept that this is not a good service we are providing’.