FOI 416-2024 / Apr 2024 / Firearms
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: FOI-416-2024
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 15th April 2024 as follows:
Please can you answer the following questions for the time period between August 1 2022 to March 31 2023.
- On how many occasions did a GP flag to your police force that a person who was previously medically fit to own a firearm had become (potentially) medically unfit to own one due to a change in their medical situation (this could include a change in their mental health, diagnosis of a neurological condition or evidence of substance abuse)?
- Please tell me, for each occasion, when you were alerted of the change by the GP, how long (in days) it took your force to start - and to conclude - a review of the licence, and how long in days it took for the firearm to be seized (if this was deemed appropriate).
Please find the Warwickshire police response set out below.
Response: Please be advised that information requested is not held in a readily retrievable reportable format. In order to determine the information, it would be necessary to access and review approximately 10000 records on an individual basis. At 5 minutes each, this would equate to in excess of 833 hours of work and therefore, the cost of providing you with the information is above the amount to which we are legally required to respond i.e. the cost of locating and retrieving the information exceeds the ‘appropriate level’ as stated in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004.
In accordance with Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter acts as a Refusal Notice for this request.
In accordance with Section 16 of the Act I have a duty to provide advice and assistance in relation to your request; however, due to the number of records which would need to be examined, I am unable to suggest a way to revise your request into one which could be managed within the fees limit.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB