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Explosives - contacts

HSE works in partnership with local authorities and the police in administering and enforcing the law on explosives. This page gives a list of useful contacts.

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HSE's Explosives Policy Team

HSE's Explosives Policy Team is responsible for developing, updating and advising on legislation. It can be contacted at:

Health & Safety Executive
7NW Rose Court
2 Southwark Bridge
London, SE1 9HS
Tel: 020 7717 6262
Fax: 020 7717 6690
e-mail: explosives.policy@hse.gsi.gov.uk

HSE's Explosives Inspectorate

HSE's Explosives Inspectorate is the operational arm that licences manufacturing and larger storage sites as well as enforcing the legislation for these sites and for the classification and transport of explosives. It can be contacted at:

Health & Safety Executive
1.2 Redgrave Court
Merton Road
Bootle
Merseyside
L20 7HS
Tel: 0151 951 4025
Out of hours - 5pm to 8.30am  - incase of emergency ring Duty Officer - 0151 922 9235 or
5pm - 8.30am - ring 0151 951 3133 (answer phone only).
email: Please use the email address that is most appropriate for your enquiry.
If your enquiry is about licensing you should send it to: explosives.licensing@hse.gsi.gov.uk
If your enquiry is about classification or transportation you should send it to: cad.explosives@hse.gsi.gov.uk

Police

Contact details for police Explosives Liaison Officers in England Wales and Scotland.

Local authorities

If you live in the metropolitan counties, ie West Midlands, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Tyne and Wear, or South, and West Yorkshire the local licensing authority is the fire and rescue service.

In other areas you will normally need to contact the trading standards department of your local authority. You can find the contact details for your local trading standards department by visiting Trading Standards.

Other useful contacts