To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what non-notifiable crimes involving firearms and imitation firearms would be recorded as a firearm incident as defined by the Incident Category List in 2007-08. (269231)

The various non-notifiable offences that may be included within reports recorded as a firearms incident as defined in the National Incident Category List are given as follows.

Data collected under the National Standard for Incident Recording are normally used for management information only and are not subject to the detailed checks that apply for National Statistics publications.

Offences under Firearms Act 1968

Non-compliance with condition of firearm certificate¹

Making false statement to obtain permit¹

Trespassing with firearm on land²

Person under 17 purchasing or hiring firearm or ammunition²

Taking firearms or ammunition in pawn

Pawnbroker taking shotgun in pawn³

Failure of an individual to comply with any condition of an authority vested in him

Non-compliance to surrender an authority

Restricting removal of firearms

Making false statement to obtain permit¹

Making false statement to obtain permit for removal of signalling apparatus

Trespassing with firearm in a building²

Person under 14 having firearm or ammunition in his possession³

Person under 15 having with him a shotgun without adult supervision⁴

Person under 17 having with him an air weapon or ammunition

Person under 17 making improper use of air weapon when under supervision

Person supervising permitting improper use of air weapon by person under 17

Selling or letting on hire a firearm or ammunition to person under 17¹

Making a gift or lending any firearm or ammunition to person under 14³

Making gift of shotgun to person under 15⁴

Supplying air weapon to person under 17⁵

Supplying firearm to person drunk or insane²

Making false statement to obtain grant or renewal of firearm certificate¹

Failure to surrender certificate on removal of dealer’s name from register

Making false statement to secure registration of a place of business

Registered dealer failing to have place of business entered in register

Non-compliance with condition of registration

Non-compliance by dealer as to register of transactions-false entry

Failing to report a transaction authorised by a visitor’s shotgun permit⁴

Failure to surrender firearm or ammunition on demand by constable²

Failure to comply with requirements of a constable to declare name and address¹

Failure to give constable facilities for examination of firearms in transit³

Failure to surrender firearm certificate¹

Offences under Firearms Act 1968 as amended by Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988

Making false statement to obtain permit to auction firearms etc.¹

Failing to surrender firearm certificate or firearm or ammunition on revocation of certificate¹

Firearms Act 1968 as added by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006

Fire an air weapon beyond premises

Person under 18 purchasing or hiring firearm or ammunition²

Selling or letting on hire a firearm or ammunition to person under 18⁵

Person under 18 purchasing an imitation firearm; selling an imitation firearm to person under 18

Firearms Act 1968 as added by Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997

Obstructing constable or civilian in exercise of search powers

Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988

Transfers of shotguns⁴

Restriction on sale of ammunition for smooth-bore guns⁴

Auctioneer, carrier or warehouseman failing to keep firearms and ammunition safe or failing to report loss or theft¹

Obstructing a constable entering or inspecting an approved rifle/pistol club

Making false statement to obtain a visitor’s permit¹

Failing to comply with conditions on a visitor’s permit¹

Firearms dealer failing to inform police of sale of firearms for export¹

Making a false statement to obtain, or not complying with, museum licence

Failing to comply with condition of museum licence

Failing to surrender a revoked museum licence

Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997

Failure to transfer shotgun in person⁴

Failing to comply with instruction in shotgun certificate upon transfer to person other than registered dealer⁴

Failure to give notice in writing to the Chief Officer of Police of transfers involving shotguns⁴

Failure by certificate holder to give written notice to the Chief Officer of Police of deactivation, destruction or loss of shotgun⁴

Failure by certificate holder to notify in writing to the Chief Officer of Police of events taking place outside Great Britain involving shotguns (sold or otherwise disposed of, lost etc.)⁴

¹ Group I, Group II offence

² Group I, Group II, Group III offence

³ Group I Offence

⁴ Group II Offence

⁵ Group III Offence