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How long will you keep my data for?

We will retain your data for a period not exceeding five years, we will only use your data to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. After this period of time, your data will be destroyed in accordance with GDPR compliance.

How long is the medical verification turnaround time?

We will need to obtain your medical records from your GP surgery including specialist reports and the old ‘Lloyd George’ cards (younger candidates will not have these). A summary print-out is not sufficient as we require a full and complete set of medical records.

We will submit a request for these records and your GP surgery is required to provide them to us within 30 days but this can often be produced much sooner.

Once we have your medical records, we are able to conduct the review and produce a report for you within three working days but usually on the same day due to our vast network of medical experts.

Once our GP completes your verification and report it will immediately be sent to your designated firearms officer at the relevant police constabulary to allow them to consider your application, or back to you depending on the force requirements.

Who makes the decision on whether I can hold a firearm and/or shotgun licence?

The medical reports we provide are requested by the police, and only the police make the decision on whether to grant or renew a firearms or shotgun certificate.

Using your medical records our GPs provide a factual report for the relevant police constabulary but we do not make any recommendations on your suitability to own a firearm.

The responsibility and decision on the granting or refusal of a licence lies with the police constabulary. Our role is solely to provide information by way of statement of fact to assist them in their decision.

What does the medical review involve?

The medical verification process involves a GP reviewing your full medical records to assist the police in determining whether you currently or previously have had any of the following medical conditions:

  • An acute stress reaction or an acute reaction to stress caused by trauma
  • Depression or anxiety
  • Suicidal, intention, thoughts or self-harm.
  • A history or diagnosis of dementia
  • Mania, bipolar disorder or a psychotic disorder
  • Personality disorders
  • Neurological conditions: e.g. example Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s or Huntington’s disease, or Epilepsy
  • Any alcohol or drug abuse
  • Other mental or physical conditions which might affect the safe possession of a shotgun or firearm

This information will then be shared with you and or the necessary police force (this varies force by force) responsible for the granting or renewal of your licence. We aim to complete the whole process within a maximum period of 33 days but it’s usually much sooner. Your GP surgery is allowed up to 30 days to send your medical records to us, but in our experience, they usually do this quicker. We only take a maximum of 3 days to complete your report once in receipt of your medical records, but this is often turned around on the same day due to the number of Doctors on our panel available at a moment’s notice.

Once your report is complete and sent to you or the police force, we will write to your GP surgery to request that a firearms marker is added to your patient records, as required by the Home Office.

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