0shares The figures have prompted calls for licensing to be dealt with on a national basis, rather than by county What is the current shotgun certificate renewal time? The British Association for Shooting & Conservation (BASC) has just published research which shows that shotgun certificate (SGC) renewals are taking longer, an average of 49 days in 2020 (compared with 43 days in 2019) and firearms certificate (FAC) renewals 56 days, up from 50 days in 2019. Applicants for FAC grants waited an average of two weeks more in 2020 compared to 2019 and shotgun certificate grants took 81 days on average in 2020 compared to 59 days in 2019. Best performing areas Shooters living in Cambridgeshire*, Bedfordshire*, Hertfordshire*, Warwickshire (counties which use a single licensing department) and the Thames Valley benefitted from residing in the areas with the best performing forces whilst South Wales, Durham, West Midlands, Greater Manchester and Avon & Somerset were in the bottom five.