The modern replacement for SHOGUN. Purpose-built for Scottish firearms licensing officers, designed for the way you actually work.
SHOGUN was built for a different era. Licensing officers across Scotland work around its limitations every day — missing fields, no audit trail, no browser access, no modern reporting.
Officers maintain parallel spreadsheets, Word documents, and manual logs to fill gaps that should be handled by the system. Every workaround is a compliance risk.
Scottish firearms legislation differs from England and Wales. NFLMS — the new English system — is explicitly out of scope for Scotland. Police Scotland needs a Scottish solution.
Built from over 27 years of policing experience. Every field, every workflow, every letter — designed by someone who has done the job.
A direct capability comparison across the features that matter to Scottish firearms licensing operations.
Every aspect of Licence Sentinel is designed with Police Scotland's data governance and security requirements in mind.
Designed to achieve Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification — the baseline requirement for public sector software contracts.
ICO registered as a data controller. Immutable audit logging, role-based access, and data retention policies built into the core architecture.
Officer, Supervisor, Enquiry Desk, and Auditor roles. Every action attributed to a named individual. No shared logins.
Available via the Digital Marketplace G-Cloud framework — the compliant procurement route for Police Scotland and all Scottish public bodies.
All data stored on UK-based infrastructure. No data leaves the United Kingdom. Suitable for OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE data handling.
Cloud-hosted SaaS or on-premises deployment within Police Scotland's own infrastructure. Your data, your choice.
"After over 27 years of policing experience, I built the system I always wished we had. Every field, every workflow, every letter template — designed from operational reality, not theoretical requirements."
We offer private demonstrations to Police Scotland licensing officers and senior management. No sales pressure — just a look at a system that works the way you do.
Demonstrations can be conducted in person across Scotland or remotely via secure video link.
Licence Sentinel is available via the Digital Marketplace G-Cloud framework, providing a fully compliant procurement route for Police Scotland and Scottish public bodies.
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