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# UK awards Palantir GBP 9 million contract for firearms licensing system
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-04-uk-palantir-firearms-licensing-contract/
- Published: 2026-06-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T12:00:16.000Z
- Description: The Police Digital Service awards Palantir Technologies a GBP 9 million, up to ten year contract to rebuild the National Firearms Licensing Management System for 43 England and Wales forces, beating Accenture and NEC as MPs call the reliance on Palantir a weakness.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [The Register, "Palantir wins GBP 9 million contract to run UK firearms licensing", 4 June 2026](https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/06/04/palantir-wins-9m-contract-to-run-uk-firearms-licensing-cia-backed-biz-to-hold-gun-bomb-and-poison-records/5251132?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not show any UK or European alternative supplier could have run the system at comparable cost.

**How this item counts.** Towards dependence: it changes who owns, who operates, who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight -6 of 36 possible. UK national policing system built, owned and run by US firm Palantir; contract awarded, national scope. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-23\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)