Policing the Communities of the Highlands and Islands

Application form checklist

Before posting your application form please check it against this list to ensure it has been completed fully and accurately:

  • Personal details completed
  • Convictions (if any) entered
  • GP details completed and signed
  • Total firearms required to be possessed, include existing permissions to acquire, if valid. 
  • Good reason to possess/acquire firearms shown
  • Details of where firearms are to be used
  • Security section fully completed
  • Does countersignatory meet required status
  • Has your countersignatory and/or referees known you for 2 years minimum
  • Referee forms given to referees to complete (firearm certificate only)
  • If a shooting club member; is one of your referees a club official?
  • Photographs (shotgun) 4 passport sized - one signed by you, one by your countersignatory
  • Photographs (firearm) 4 passport sized - referees to endorse and sign one photo each,one to be signed by you.
  • Photographs (coterminous) 4 passport sized - to be endorsed and signed as above for shotgun.flrearm photographs
  • Additional sheets (land permission, club letter etc.) signed and dated
  • Cheque or postal orders for correct fee included and made payable to Northern Constabulary
  • If coterminous application have you completed both a firearm and shotgun application form with all the details above