It is a legal requirement that an authorised person must inform the local police, neighbours and anyone who, to the best of their knowledge, is likely to be on the property/control area at the times night shooting will take place.
Effective immediately:
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· Night shooting notifications must now be sent to a new, dedicated mailbox. All 18(2) Night Shooting notifications should be detailed on the ‘Authorised Shoot – Pest Control’ form and sent to: Plannedshoot@scotland.police.uk
· See the ‘Notification of Authorised Shoot – Pest Control’ form on the Police Scotland website https://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/what-we-do/firearms-and-explosives-licensing/. The form can be found at the bottom of the page.
· Authorised persons should no longer use the ‘Contact Us’ online form on the Police Scotland website, email contactus@scotland.police.uk, or call 101 to obtain an incident report number.
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Notifications sent to the new mailbox will not result in an incident report number being issued.
Authorised persons, when emailing their form to the Planned Shoot inbox, should keep a copy of the email in their sent items for any future reference as required.
There is no longer a requirement for Police Scotland to be notified when any night shooting activity has concluded.
*If anyone authorised for Night Shooting wishes to sit the pioneering LANTRA-approved SGA course: Use of Thermal and Night Vision for Wildlife Management, please contact training@scottishgamekeepers.co.uk
The SGA launched the practical and class-based competency course in 2024 to promote best practice and safety and has trained over 170 people to date.
