This snapshot, taken on 05/01/2012, shows web content selected for preservation by The National Archives. External links, forms and search boxes may not work in archived websites.
This page lists the explosive liaison officers for Great Britain. The list was compiled from information available at 27 January 2011.
| Force | Name | Address | Telephone number | Fax number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACPO Firearm & Explosive Licensing Working Group Secretariat | Sue Cox | Staff Officer to the DCC & ACC, Dorset Police Headquarters, Winfrith, Dorchester DT2 8DZ | 01305 223684 | 01305 223925 | sue.cox@dorset.pnn.police.uk |
| Avon & Somerset | Mike Cox | Licensing Bureau (F), PO Box 2781, Bristol BS2 2AS | 01179 455157 | 0117 945 5174 | |
| Bedfordshire | Edward Broadhead | Firearms Licensing Manager, Firearms Licensing Department, Police Headquarters, Woburn Road, Kempston, Bedfordshire MK43 9AX | 01234 842258 | 01234 842354 | eddie.broadhead@bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk |
| Peter Knowles | 01234 842805 | peter.knowles@bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Cambridgeshire | Roy Butters* | Firearms Licensing Department, Constabulary Headquarters, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon PE29 6NP | 01480 422707 | 01480 422869 | Roy.Butters@cambs.pnn.police.uk |
| Ralph Barker* | ralph.barker@cambs.pnn.police.uk | ||||
| Central Scotland | Fiona McKeitch | Central Scotland Police, Firearms Licensing Department, Randolphfield, Stirling FK8 2HD | 01786 456436 | 01786 456311 | firearms.licensing@centralscotland.pnn.police.uk |
| Bob Farquhar | 01786 456432 | ||||
| Cheshire | Sharon Deighton* | Police Headquarters, Firearms Licensing, Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road, Winsford, Cheshire CW7 2UA | 01244 612243 Mobile 07762 774285 |
01244 612127 | sharon.deighton@cheshire.pnn.police.uk |
| David Makinson | 01244 615047 | 01244 612127 | david.makinson@cheshire.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Jed Ilott | 01244 615046 | 01244 612127 | gerald.ilott@cheshire.pnn.police.uk | ||
| City of London | VACANT - Contact for queries Mr John Hall | Licensing Officer, Walbrook Wharf, 78–83 Upper Thames Street, London EC4R 3TD | 020 7601 2748 | ||
| Cleveland | Bruce McKnight | Firearms Licensing, Criminal Justice Department, Police HQ PO Box 70, Ladgate Lane, Middlesbrough TS8 9EH | 01642 301352 Mobile 07899 945202 |
01642 301691 | Bruce.McKnight@cleveland.police.uk |
| Cumbria | Alison Jackson* | Police Headquarters, Carleton Hall, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2AU | 01768 217016 | 01768 217017 | email for all c/o - alison.jackson@cumbria.pnn.police.uk |
| Peter Hewitt | |||||
| Mick Turner | |||||
| Derbyshire | Tony Slate | Hurst Lea House, Hurst Lea Road, New Mills, High Peak, Derbyshire SK22 3HP | 01298 762196 Mobile 07802 771946 |
01298 762191 | anthony.slate.6718@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk |
| Peter Kenealy | Police office, Granby Road, Bakewell Derbyshire | 01629 762031 Mobile 07711 442300 |
01629 762022 | peter.kenealy.5001@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk | |
| Devon & Cornwall | Dave Mathias* | Explosive Liaison officer, Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, Middlemoor, Exeter EX2 7HQ | 01392 452205 Mobile 07786 258235 |
01392 452973 | david.mathias@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk |
| Liz Brown | Explosive Licensing Administrator, Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, Middlemoor, Exeter EX2 7HQ | 01392 452205 | 01392 452973 | elizabeth.brown@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk | |
| Dorset | Liz Adair* | Firearms Licensing, Dorset Police Headquarters, Winfrith, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8DZ | 01202 222984 | None | elizabeth.adair@dorset.pnn.police.uk |
| Julie Welch | 01305 227614 | 01305 277611 | julie.welch@dorset.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Jerry Ireland | 01305 226676 | jerry.ireland@dorset.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Danny Bothwick | 01305 227519 | 01305 227611 | danny.bothwick@dorset.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Dumfries & Galloway | Allen Carruthers | Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary, Firearms & Explosives Licensing Section, Police Headquarters, Cornwall Mount, Dumfries DG1 1PZ | 01387 242263 | 01387 250763 | allen.carruthers@dg.pnn.police.uk |
| Durham | Mark Reynolds | Firearms/Explosives Liaison Officer, Community Justice Department, Police Headquarters, Aykley Heads, Durham DH1 5TT | 0191 375 2783 | 0191 375 2280 | mark.reynolds@durham.pnn.police.uk |
| Dyfed Powys | Helen Rees* | Firearms Licensing Department, Police Headquarters, PO Box 99, Llangunnor, Carmarthen SA31 2PF | 01267 226480 Mobile 07891 786920 |
01267 226488 | helen.rees@dyfed-powys.pnn.police.uk |
| Rachel Amphlett | 01267 226486 | rachel.amphlett@dyfed-powys.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Lynn Jones | 01267 226487 | lynn.jones@dyfed-powys.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Essex | Mick Fidgeon | Essex Police Headquarters, PO Box 2, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6DA | 01245 452427 Mobile 07715 771595 |
01245 452157 | mick.fidgeon@essex.pnn.police.uk |
| John Hopes | 01245 502011 Mobile 07715 771406 |
01245 452157 | john.hopes@essex.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Fife | David Scott | Fife Constabulary, Firearms & Explosives Licensing, Police Headquarters, Detroit Road, Glenrothes KY6 2RJ | 01592 418424 | 01592 418444 | firearms.licensing@fife.pnn.police.uk |
| Gloucestershire | Les Spice* | Firearms & Explosives Licensing Department, Criminal Justice Department, Gloucester Central Police Station, Longsmith Street, Gloucester GL1 2JP | 01242 276806 Mobile 07958 722122 |
01242 276920 | Leslie.Spice@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk (alt) Firearms.licensing@gloucestershire.police.uk |
| Brynmor Wilkinson | 01242 276801 Mobile 07872 828485 |
brynmor.wilkinson@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Grampian | Innes Skene | Grampian Police, Firearms Licensing, Police Headquarters, Queen Street, Aberdeen AB10 1ZA | 01224 306274 | 01224 306013 | innes.skene@grampian.pnn.police.uk |
| Greater Manchester | Joe Frangleton* | Firearms Licensing Section, Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Manchester M11 2NS | 0161 856 0805 | 0161 856 0822 | joe.frangleton@gmp.pnn.police.uk |
| Graham Stones | 0161 856 0809 | 0161 856 0822 | graham.stones@gmp.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Gwent | Gina Gossman* | Firearms Licensing Manager Force Headquarters, Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, Torfaen NP44 2XJ | 01495 745492 | 01495 768455 | gina.gossman@gwent.pnn.police.uk |
| Lawrence Wyton* | Explosive Liaison and FEO, Force Headquarters, Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, Torfaen NP44 2XJ | 01495 745493 | lawrence.wyton@gwent.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Lindon Pearton* | 01495 745495 | lindon.pearton@gwent.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Hampshire | Mark Groothuis* | Police Headquarters, West Hill, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 5DB | 01962 871061 | 01962 871188 | firearms.licensing@hampshire.pnn.police.uk |
| Hertfordshire | Peter Taylor* | Firearms Licensing Department, Hertfordshire Constabulary, Harpenden Police Station, 15 Vaughan Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 4GZ | 01707 638170 | 01707 806026 | peter.taylor@herts.pnn.police.uk |
| Clive Hall | 01992 533179 | clive.hall2@herts.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Humberside | Jennifer Edgar | Tower Grange Police Station, Holderness Road, Hull, Humberside HU8 9HP | 01482 597487 | 01482 597572 | jennifer.edgar@humberside.pnn.police.uk |
| Isle of Man | Stuart Barker | Isle of Man Constabulary, Firearms Licensing Department, Glencrutchery Road, Douglas, IOM | 01624 631378 | stuart.barker@gov.im | |
| Kent | Richard Gould* | Firearms & Explosives Enquiry Officer, Nackington Police Station, Nackington Road, Canterbury, Kent CT4 7AZ | 01227 744745 Mobile 07980 683465 |
None | richard.gould@kent.pnn.police.uk |
| Lancashire | Phil Kelly | Operations Services, H Division, PO Box 77, Hutton, Preston, Lancashire PR4 5SB | 01772 412890 | 01772 412332 | phil.kelly@lancashire.pnn.police.uk |
| Andrea Ayoglu | Firearms Assistant, Operations H Division, PO Box 77, Hutton, Preston, Lancashire PR4 5SB | 01772 412417 | andrea.ayoglu@lancashire.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Jennifer Kershaw | 01772 413631 | jennifer.kershaw@lancashire.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Roman Hrachowina | Firearms Enquiry Officer, Operations H Division, PO Box 77, Hutton, Preston, Lancashire PR4 5SB | 07984 654010 | roman.hrachowina@lancashire.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Leicestershire | Paul Mummery* | Licensing Department, Leicestershire Constabulary, Mansfield House, 74, Belgrave Gate, Leicester LE1 3GG | 0116 248 4333 | 0116 248 4394 | firearms.licensing@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk |
| John Toon | |||||
| Lincolnshire | Helen Wilkie* | Police Headquarters, Firearms Licensing Department, PO Box 999, Lincoln LN5 7PH | 01522 558081 or 558165/66/67 | 01522 558024 | helen.wilkie@lincs.pnn.police.uk |
| Dave Phillips | 07831 877436 | 01522 558029 | dave.phillips@lincs.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Lothian & Borders | Steve White | Lothian & Borders Police, Licensing Section, Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 1RB | 0131 311 3203 | 0131 311 3064 | steve.white@lbp.pnn.police.uk |
| Ian Dickson | 01506 859315 Mobile 07909 876755 |
01506 858389 | ian.dickson@lbp.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Merseyside | Janet Jones* | Firearms & Explosives Licensing Department. PO Box 59, Canning Place, Liverpool L69 1JD | 0151 777 8477 | 0151 777 8485 | janet.jones@merseyside.pnn.police.uk |
| Ruth Hankin | 0151 777 8478 | 0151 777 8485 | ruth.hankin@merseyside.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Bob Stevens | 0151 777 8479 | 0151 777 8485 | robert.w.stevens@merseyside.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Metropolitan | Neil Evans (C Insp)* | Firearms Licensing Policy Officer, CO19 FET, Room D4.05, 74–78, Leman Street, London E1 8EU | 020 7275 4877 Mobile 07768 008606 |
0207 275 3590 | neil.evans@met.police.uk |
| Steve Whitehead* | CO19 NWFET, Hendon | 0208 358 1617 | steve.a.whitehead@met.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Norfolk | Contact ELO Suffolk | ||||
| North Wales | Richard Yates* | North Wales Police, Victoria Road, Prestatyn, Denbighshire LL19 7TD | 01745 859636 | 01745 880183 | richard.yates@nthwales.police.uk |
| North Yorkshire | Martyn Kay | Firearms & Explosive Licensing, Police Headquarters, Newby Wiske Hall, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 9HA | 07764 362704 | 01609 789634 | danny.kay@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk |
| Northamptonshire | David Kiff* | Deputy Firearms Licensing Manager & Force Explosives Officer, Wootton Hall, Northampton NN4 0JD | 03000 111 222 Extn 2288 | 01604 703139 | david.kiff@northants.pnn.police.uk |
| Graham Gill | 03000 111 222 Extn 3524 | 01327 303227 | graham.gill@northants.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Northern | Norman Macleod | Northern Constabulary, Licensing Manager, Police Headquarters, Old Perth Road, Inverness IV2 3SY | 01463 720386 | 01463 716848 | norman.macleod@northern.pnn.police.uk |
| Northumbria | Caroline Kelly | Firearms & Explosives Licensing Officer, Northumbria Police, Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne NE20 0BL | 01661 868530 | 01661 868540 | caroline.kelly.9231@northumbria.pnn.police.uk |
| Nottinghamshire | Susan Sheppard* | Pheonix House, Lime Tree Place, Mansfield, Notts NG18 2JW | 01623 483181 | 01623 483189 | susan.sheppard@nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk |
| Paul Casey | 01623 483186 | paul.casey@nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Paul Varley | 01623 483184 | paul.varley@nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Police Service of Northern Ireland | Ken Law | Dep. Head, Firearms & Explosives Branch, Lisnasharragh, 42 Montgomery Road, Belfast BT6 9LD | 028 9092 2831 | firearms@psni.pnn.police.uk | |
| Stuart McQueen | Snr. ELO, Firearms & Explosives Branch, Lisnasharragh, 42 Montgomery Road, Belfast BT6 9LD | 028 9092 2831 | stuart.mcqueen@psni.pnn.police.uk | ||
| South Wales | Sara Williams* | South Wales Constabulary, Firearms and Explosive Licensing, Police Headquarters, Bridgend CF31 3SU | 01656 869244 | 01656 869429 | sara.williams@south-wales.pnn.police.uk |
| Helen Thompson | 01656 869244 | helen.thompson@south-wales.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Malcolm Lowe | 01656 869244 Mobile 07870 575379 |
malcolm.lowe@south-wales.pnn.police.uk | |||
| South Yorkshire | Linda Saynor | Unit 1, Europa Court, Sheffield Business Park, Europa Link, Sheffield S9 1EX | 0114 201 1540 | linda.saynor@southyorks.pnn.police.uk | |
| Russ Batty* | FEO/ELO, Attercliffe Police Station, 60 Attercliffe Common, Sheffield S9 2AD | 0114 296 4493 Mobile 07810 055943 |
russell.batty@southyorks.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Staffordshire | Bretton Oakes | Staffordshire Police, Firearms & Explosive Licensing, Weston Road, Stafford ST18 0YY | 01785 234850 Mobile 07977 529919 |
01785 218722 | bretton.oakes@staffordshire.pnn.police.uk |
| Andrea Tambs | 01785 234850 Mobile 07990 530608 |
andrea.tambs@staffordshire.pnn.police.uk | |||
| Strathclyde | Louise McKnight | Strathclyde Police, Licensing Branch, 173 Pitt Street, Glasgow G2 4JS | 0141 532 6326 | 0141 532 2465 | louise.mcknight@strathclyde.pnn.police.uk |
| Suffolk | Richard Kennett* | Firearms Services Manager, Suffolk Constabulary, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk IP5 3QS | 01473 613681 | 01473 613683 | firearms.licensing@suffolk.pnn.police.uk |
| Surrey | David Bowden* | Deputy Firearms Licensing Manager, Surrey Police, Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, Guildford GU3 1HG | 01483 632483 | 01483 634574 | 8931@surrey.pnn.police.uk |
| Roger Weedon | Firearms Licensing Manager, Surrey Police, Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, Guildford GU3 1HG | 01483 638535 | 8948@surrey.pnn.police.uk | ||
| Sussex | Carol Pople | Firearms & Explosives Licensing Manager, Sussex Police Headquarters, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2DZ | 01273 404108 | 01273 404228 | carol.pople@sussex.pnn.police.uk |
| Paul Francis | Force Firearms & Explosives Licensing Officer, Sussex Police Headquarters, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2DZ | 01273 404052 | 01273 404228 | paul.francis@sussex.pnn.police.uk | |
| Tayside | Fiona Windmill | Tayside Police, Firearms Administration Office, Police Headquarters, West Bell Street, Dundee DD1 9JU | 01382 596850 | 01382 596859 | fiona.windmill@tayside.pnn.police.uk |
| Thames Valley | Paul Brightwell* | Firearms & Explosives Licensing Department, Police Headquarters, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire OX5 2NS | 01865 293813 Mobile 07974 987139 |
01865 293826 | paul.brightwell@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk |
| Warwickshire | Les Buckler | Firearms Enquiry Officer/Explosive Liaison Officer, Firearms Licensing Department, PO Box 4, Leekwootton, Warwick CV35 7QB | 01926 415 246 | 01926 415259 | Leslie.Buckler@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk |
| West Mercia | Mike Colcombe | Firearms Licensing Department, Malvern Police Station, Victoria Road, Malvern WR14 2TE | 01905 727547 Mobile 07771 602845 (FLM/AFM 01905 727528/527) |
01905 755709 | email can be sent c/o: christopher.himsworth@westmercia.pnn.police.uk |
| West Midlands | Paul Dale | Firearms Licensing Department, Police Headquarters, PO Box 52, Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NQ | 0121 626 5370 | p.dale@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk | |
| Paul Bucknall* | 0121 626 5116 Mobile 07770 688390 |
0121 626 5651 | firearms.licensing@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk | ||
| West Yorkshire | Fiona Smith | Explosive Liaison Officer, Firearms Licensing , Police Headquarters, PO Box 9, Wakefield WF1 3QP | 01924 292309 | 01924 292236 | fiona.smith@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk |
| Wiltshire | Mary Kerr* | Firearms Licensing Department, County Police Station, George Lane, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4BU | 01672 511014 | 01672 517804 | mary.kerr@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk |
| Glyn Jones* | 01672 517808 | glyn.jones@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk |
