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Explosives Liaison Officer (ELO) national contacts list

List current as of : 9 June 2008

Force Name Address Telephone Number Fax Number
Avon & Somerset Colin Hanks Licensing Bureau (F)
PO Box 2781
Bristol
BS2 2AS
0117 9455175 0117 9455174
Bedfordshire Edward Broadhead Firearms Licensing Manager
Firearms Licensing Department
Police Headquarters
Woburn Road
Kempston
Bedfordshire
MK43 9AX
01234 842258 01234 842354
Peter Knowles 01234 842805
Cambridgeshire Roy Butters Firearms Licensing Department
Constabulary Headquarters
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
PE29 6NP
01480 422717 01480 422869
Ralph Barker
Central Scotland Fiona McKeitch Central Scotland Police
Firearms Licensing Department
Randolphfield
Stirling
FK8 2HD
01786 456436 01786 456311
Bob Farquhar 01786 456432
Cheshire Sharon Deighton Police Headquarters
Firearms Licensing
Clemonds Hey
Oakmere Road
Winsford
Cheshire
CW7 2UA
01244 612243 01244 612127
Lisa Ritchie 01244 612162
City of London Post vacant Licensing Officer
Walbrook Wharf
78-83 Upper Thames Street
London
EC4 3TD
020 76012736  
Cleveland Bruce McKnight Firearms Licensing
Criminal Justice Department
Police HQ
PO Box 70
Ladgate Lane
Middlesborough
TS8 9HE
01642 301352 01642 301691
Cumbria Alison Jackson Police Headquarters
Carleton Hall
Penrith
Cumbria
CA10 2AU
01768 217016 01768 217017
Peter Hewitt 01768 217016
Derbyshire Tony Slate Hurst Lea House
Hurst Lea Road
New Mills
High Peak
Derbyshire  SK22 3HP
01298 762196 01298 762191
Peter Kenealy Police Office
Granby Road
Bakewell
Derbyshire  DE45 1ES
01629 762031 01629 762022
Devon & Cornwall Dave Mathias Explosive Liaison Officer
Devon & Cornwall Constabulary
Middlemoor
Exeter
EX2 7HQ
01392 452205 01392 452973
Liz Brown Explosive Licensing Administrator
Devon & Cornwall Constabulary
Middlemoor
Exeter
EX2 7HQ
01392 452205 01392 452973
Dorset Liz Adair Firearms Licensing
Dorset Police Headquarters
Winfrith
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 8DZ
01202 220514 01305 223631
Julie Welch 01202 223776 01305 227519
Dumfries & Galloway Allen Carruthers Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary
Firearms & Explosives Licensing
Section
Police Headquarters
Cornwall Mount
Dumfries
DG1 1PZ
01387 252112 01387 260517
(fax/ phone)
Durham Brian George Firearms/Explosives Liaison Officer
Community Justice Department
Police Headquarters
Aykley Heads
Durham
DH1 5TT
0191 3752783 0191 3752280
Dyfed Powys Helen Rees Firearms Licensing Department
Police Headquarters
PO Box 99
Llangunnor
Carmarthen
SA31 2PF
01267 226487 01267 226488
Rachel Amphlett 01267 226486
Essex Mick Fidgeon Essex Police
PO Box 2, Headquarters
Springfield
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 6DA
01245 452427 01245 452157
John Hopes 01245 456917
Fife David Scott Fife Constabulary
Firearms & Explosives Licensing
Police Headquarters
Detroit Road
Glenrothes
KY6 2RJ
01592 418424 01592 418444
Gloucestershire Lee Spice Firearms & Explosives Licensing Department
Criminal Justice Department
Gloucester Central Police Station
Longsmith Street
Gloucester GL1 2JP
01242 276806 01242 276920
Gary Taylor 07734 736860 or
0845 0901234 ext 5507
01594 810727
Grampian Ernie Mustoe Grampian Police
Firearms Licensing
Police Headquarters
Queen Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1ZA
01224 306274 01224 306013
Greater Manchester Joe Frangleton Firearms Licensing Section
Openshaw Complex
Lawton Street
Manchester
M11 2NS
0161 8560805 0161 8560822
Graham Stones 0161 8560809
Gwent Gina Gossman Firearms Licensing Manager
Force Headquarters
Croesyceiliog
Cwmbran
Torfaen
NP44 2XJ
01633 642481 01633 642156
Lawrence Wyton Explosive Liaison and FEO
Force Headquarters
Croesyceiliog
Cwmbran
Torfaen
NP44 2XJ
01633 645767 01633 642462
Hampshire Mark Groothuis Police Headquarters
West Hill
Winchester
Hampshire
SO22 5DB
01962 871061 01962 871188
Hertfordshire Peter Taylor Firearms Licensing Department
County Police Headquarters
Stanborough Road
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL8 6XF
01707 638170 01707 638156
Alan Bruce 01992 533010 01992 533005
Humberside Jennifer Edgar Tower Grange Police Station
Holderness Road
Hull
Humberside
HU8 9HP
01482 597487 01482 597572
Kent Richard Gould Firearms & Explosives Enquiry Officer
Police Station
Gordon Road
Herne Bay
Kent
CT6 5QU
01227 744745 01227 744769
Lancashire Michael Sykes Operations Services
G Division
PO Box 77
Hutton
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 5SB
01772 412890 01772 412332
Andrea Ayoglu 01772 412417
Leicestershire Paul Mummery Licensing Department
Leicestershire Constabulary
Mansfield House
74 Belgrave Gate
Leicester
LE1 3GG
0116 2484322 0116 2484394
Ian Shatford
Lincolnshire Helen Wilkie Police Headquarters
Firearms Licensing Department
PO Box 999
Lincoln
LN5 7PH
01522 558081 or 558165 /66 /67 01522 558024
Dave Phillips 07831 877456 01522 558029
Lothian & Borders Andy Longmuir Lothian & Borders Police
Licensing Section
Fettles Avenue
Edinburgh
EH4 1RB
0131 3113207 0131 3113064
Merseyside Janet Jones Firearms & Explosives Licensing Department
PO Box 59
Canning Place
Liverpool
L69 1JD
0151 7778477 0151 7778485
Metropolitan Gary Smith Firearms Licensing Policy Officer
CO19 FET, Room D4.05
74-78 Leman Street
London
E1 8EU
020 72753589 020 72753590
Colin Barber Central FET
Kensington Police Station
72-74 Earls Court Road
London
W8 6EQ
020 82460843 020 82460841
Norfolk Richard Denison Norfolk Constabulary OCC
Falconers Chase
Wymondham
NR18 0WW
01953 424192 01953 424203
Terry Burton Norfolk Constabulary
Caister on Sea
Gt Yarmouth
NR30 5AD
01493 333174 01493 333170
North Wales Richard Yates North Wales Police
Victoria Road
Prestatyn
Denbighshire
LL19 7TD
01745 859636 01745 880183
North Yorkshire Martyn Kay Firearms & Explosives Licensing
Police Headquarters
Newby Wiske Hall
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL7 9HA
07764 362704 01609 789634
Northamptonshire Bridget Hodgson Firearms Licensing Manager & Force Explosives Officer
Wootton Hall
Northampton
NN4 0JD
01604 703286 01604 703286
Graham Gill 07730 956266 01327 303227
Northern Norman Macleod Northern Constabulary
Licensing Manager
Police Headquarters
Old Perth Road
Inverness
IV2 3SY
01463 720386 01463 716848
Northumbria Gaye Robinson Firearms & Explosives Licensing Officer
Northumbria Police
Ponteland
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE20 0BL
01661 868530 01661 868540
Nottinghamshire Susan Sheppard Phoenix House
Lime Tree Place
Mansfield
Notts
NG18 2JW
01623 483181 01623 483189
South Wales Sara Williams South Wales Constabulary
Firearms and Explosive Licensing
Police Headquarters
Bridgend
CF31 3SU
01656 869244 01656 869429
Helen Thompson 01656 869244
South Yorkshire Mick Cox Firearms Licensing, CJAD
Building 1, Nunnery Square
1st Floor
Parkway
Sheffield
S2 5DH
0114 2197128 0114 2197141
Russ Batty FEO / ELO
Attercliffe Police Station
60 Attercliffe Common
Sheffield
S9 2AD
0114 2964493
Staffordshire Paul Dale Staffordshire Police
Firearms & Explosive Licensing
Weston Road
Stafford
ST18 0YY
01785 232790 01785 218722
Strathclyde Lily Gough Strathclyde Police
Licensing Branch
173 Pitt Street
Glasgow
G2 4JS
0141 5322698 0141 5322465
Suffolk Richard Kennett Firearms Services Manager
Suffolk Constabulary
Martlesham Heath
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP5 3QS
01473 613681 01473 613683
Surrey David Bowden Deputy Firearms Licensing Manager
Surrey Police
Mount Browne
Sandy Lane
Guildford
GU3 1HG
01483 632483 01483 634574
Roger Weedon Firearms Licensing Manager
Surrey Police
Mount Browne
Sandy Lane
Guildford
GU3 1HG
01483 638535
Sussex Rodney F Ash
AlExpE
Firearms & Explosives Licensing
Branch Manager
Sussex Police Headquarters
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2DZ
01273 404053 01273 404228

Brian Ellis Force Firearms & Explosives Licensing Officer
Sussex Police Headquarters
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2DZ
01273 404108
Tayside Fiona Windmill Tayside Police, Firearms Administration Office
Police Headquarters
West Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 9JU
01382 596850 01382 596859
Thames Valley Paul Brightwell Firearms & Explosives Licensing Department
Police Headquarters
Oxford Road
Kidlington
Oxfordshire
OX5 2NS
01865 293813 01865 293826
Warwickshire Les Buckler Firearms Enquiry Officer/Explosive Liaison Officer
Firearms Licensing Department
PO Box 4
Leekwootton
Warwick
CV35 7QB
01926 415246 01926 415259
West Mercia Mike Colcombe Firearms Licensing Department
Hindlip Hall
Hindlip
PO Box 55
Worcester
WR3 8SP
01905 723000 ext.2235 01905 755709
West Midlands Paul Bucknall Firearms Licensing Department
Police Headquarters
PO Box 52
Lloyd House
Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6NQ
0121 6265116 0121 6265651
West Yorkshire Fiona Smith Explosive Liaison Officer
Firearms licensing
Police Headquarters
PO Box 9
Wakefield
WF1 3QP
01924 292309 01924 292236
Wiltshire Mary Kerr Firearms Licensing Department
County Police Station
George Lane
Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 4BU
01672 511014 01672 517804
Glyn Jones 01672 517808