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Fac grant lead times in your area..

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:39 am
by the running man
Im sure this has come up before,i did look but could not find anything.... in our force area (a+s) fac grants are taking 5-8 months, seemingly random on who it takes the longest.... i just wonder what its like (time wise) in your area?

Re: Fac grant lead times in your area..

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 6:40 am
by Dellboy
Essex up to 10 months

Re: Fac grant lead times in your area..

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:14 am
by Rockhopper
Five or six weeks in Derbyshire - well at lest mine was and I've heard of others taking similar times..

Re: Fac grant lead times in your area..

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:17 am
by Topic22
Rockhopper wrote:Five or six weeks in Derbyshire - well at lest mine was and I've heard of others taking similar times..
About the same in West Mercia despite warnings it could be several months.

Re: Fac grant lead times in your area..

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:42 am
by Dorset_shooter
11 months for me in dorset..... I'm sure I was an exception but still

Re: Fac grant lead times in your area..

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:47 pm
by RDC
Initial grant is around 6-7 months in Lancashire.

Re: Fac grant lead times in your area..

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:22 pm
by Plumose
It was about 6 months for me in Thames Valley (Oxfordshire)

Re: Fac grant lead times in your area..

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 6:46 pm
by GeeRam
6-8 weeks in Met Police Area.

Re: Fac grant lead times in your area..

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 2:29 pm
by Bolte
Thames Valley North.

1 month from them receiving application until confirmation text message.
Another month till text message confirming Firearms officer visit.
2 weeks wait before he arrived.
1 month after visit and I'm still waiting.

Waiting time so far.....123 days.
If you knock off the weekends and holidays......85 days.

It's not like I'm keeping check ;)

Re: Fac grant lead times in your area..

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 3:44 pm
by Dark Skies
I remember my first FAC in Thames Valley back in the 80s. I think it was a little over a month - and there was a lot of people putting in for them due to a wonderful new club / shop setting up in the area. I seem to recall the local FEO was Peter Laidler - yes, that, one,the authority on Lee Enfields.

My renewal took three months in 2015. Variations take around six weeks on average.