{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "title": {
    "ro": "Aceeași licență, două viteze",
    "en": "One licence, two speeds"
  },
  "sourcePeriod": "Applications completed in the previous 12 months to 30 June 2026",
  "publishedReadDate": "2026-08-29",
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    "renewalMin": {"forceId":"surrey","pct":19.09},
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  "sourceArchives": [
    {
      "path":"sources/archive/npcc-2026-27-q1-firearms-licensing-data.pdf",
      "sha256":"d6af18643302c639abdf83fa0f3d555c8e4f905da09adfa9db8157df16c32b6f",
      "url":"https://www.npcc.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/downloads/publications/publications-log/operations/2026/2026-27-q1-firearms-licensing-data.pdf"
    },
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      "path":"sources/archive/hmicfrs-firearms-review-excerpt.txt",
      "sha256":"b1b2075a1c9166c488b110a0ce3f67fba59d23f223dea9bd74894e3e16ffb8b2",
      "url":"https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/news-feed/firearms-licensing-system-not-fit-for-purpose-and-should-be-replaced-by-a-new-national-body/"
    }
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  "definitions": {
    "overallPct":"NPCC-published percentage of completed applications within the four-month measure, shown with its completed and within-four-month counts.",
    "grantPct":"NPCC-published percentage for grants within the four-month measure; no grant count is inferred here.",
    "renewalPct":"NPCC-published percentage for renewals within the four-month measure; no renewal count is inferred here.",
    "temporaryPermits":"NPCC-published count shown as context; it is not a backlog, failure rate or safety measure."
  },
  "boundaries": [
    "The table is aggregate and force-level; it contains no applicant, address, firearm-type or casework data.",
    "Completion within four months is not elapsed waiting time, decision quality or licensing safety.",
    "The 43 force rows in the NPCC table are not the same denominator as HMICFRS's 38 firearms and explosives licensing units.",
    "The source itself notes that recording, case mix and operational conditions affect interpretation; this page does not estimate causes."
  ]
}