Question
In relation to Firearms and explosives Branch can the following information be provided:
- How many staff are in the branch, giving their positions/ roles.
- How many of the staff are police officers and how many are police staff giving the split of ranks/ grades.
- How many staff are full time, and how many are part time.
- The service standards/procedures that apply to the branch.
- Management structure of the branch.
Answer
How many staff are in the branch, giving their positions / roles.
- 62 - Staff in post
- 1 - G7 (Head of Branch)
- 7 - Staff Officers (Firearms Information Manager, Firearms Operations
- Manager, 5 Senior Firearms Licensing Manager) * 2 x SFLM are still in training as are newly promoted to the role.
- 3 - EO1 (Main Officer Manager, 2 x Senior Firearms Enquiry Officers)
- 30 - EO2 (3 main officer team leaders, 1 Inspectorate staff, 26 Firearms Enquiry Officers)
- 21 - ASO (main office team members)
How many of the staff are police officers and how many are police staff, giving the split of ranks/grades.
- No police officers
How many staff are full time, and how many are part time.
- 10 staff part-time
The service standards/procedures that apply to the branch.
- PSNI Code of Ethics, PSNI HR policies
Management structure of the branch.
- All staff within FEB report to G7 Head of Branch with appropriate grade line management in place. HOB reports to C/Supt Roberts who reports to ACC Jones.
The latest productivity information that is available for the work of the branch.
Firearms and Explosives Branch Monthly Performance
As part of our commitment to prov1d1n9 an open and transparent service, please see the August 2025 performance figures ,n the table below
| Applications Submitted This Month | Queries Raised This Month (Medical, Police reports etc.) | Responses To Queries Received | Average Days For Response (Medical, Police reports etc.) | Applications Completed This Month (Inc. Queue Delays) | % Completed Target (16Weeks) | To Completion (Includes delays from external queries.) | % Assign To Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | 134 | 102 | 167 | 71.5 | 88 | 60.2% | 85.6 | 79.50% |
| Variation | 302 | 59 | 202 | 70.2 | 184 | 56.00% | 93 | 70.10% |
| Regrant | 773 | 200 | 217 | 43.3 | 672 | 95.20% | 15.6 | 96.70% |
| Regrant with Variation | 48 | 17 | 24 | 99 | 22 | 63.60% | 64.1 | 77.30% |
| Overall | 1257 | 378 | 610 | 61.4 | 966 | 83.90% | 37.8 | 89.60% |
Notes
Queries are requests for information from organisations or individuals external or internal to PSNI Firearms and Explosives Branch. Examples Include Firearms Enquiry Officer {FEO} and Medicals. Current target 16 weeks.
Applications completed - The number of applications received will differ from the total of applications completed that month as completion dates will differ from submitted dates.
Trevor Clarke MLA - DUP