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<p>The Fees Working Group last met on 3 May 2023.</p><p>The Working Group is chaired
by the Home Office and includes representation from the National Police Chiefs Council
(NPCC), the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, shooting representative
bodies, the Countryside Alliance, Scottish Government, and other Government departments.</p><p>The
work includes a detailed review of the current cost to the police of administering
firearms licensing in order to develop proposals for revised fees, in accordance with
HM Treasury guidance.</p><p>I am currently considering the proposals for new fees
with Ministerial colleagues and I have discussed them with the Minister for Food,
Farming and Fisheries, Members of Parliament and the NPCC Lead for Firearms Licensing.</p>
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