Expired Certificate

[Bobby123]

Hello,

What do you do with an expired/out of date/old shotgun/firearms certificate? Also the person is deceased.

I can't remember what happens when you renew it.

Are you supposed to return it to the police and they issue a new one?

Can you destroy it yourself?

Cheers

Edited 18 hours ago by Bobby123

[oldypigeonpopper]

Hello, Sent my FAC  back when i did not renew to the Firearms Dpt of  TVP , 1st Class signed for, 

[scarecrow243]

send it to the local police

[Windswept]

You don't need to send back expired certificates. I've never sent back any of mine or had them asked for.

I would keep it in case there are any future queries. If you really want to get rid of it then send it to the licencing team office, perhaps with a covering letter.

[mossy835]

never sent any of mine back.

[RCB56]

No need to send it back as it's  expired, I still have my late father's certificate as a keepsake. 

[oldypigeonpopper]

2 hours ago, Bobby123 said:

Hello,

What do you do with an expired/out of date/old shotgun/firearms certificate? Also the person is deceased.

I can't remember what happens when you renew it.

Are you supposed to return it to the police and they issue a new one?

Can you destroy it yourself?

Cheers

Hello, Seems a difference of opinion but that for me was TVP, Other Police Forces may be different, Just give yours an Email then you know for sure

[Gordon R]

The Police won't be issuing a new cert to a deceased person.

[Scully]

Just forget about it. 

[Fil]

In my experience the police are only interested in the whereabouts of any firearms that may have been in that persons possession. The police should be informed of the person passing away. If the firearms were dealt with accordingly before or after the person passed away then keep it if it means anything to you. But no harm if you want to send to their firearms dept.