Information since 20 Sep 2025, 6:08 p.m.
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3 Nov 2025, 5:06 p.m. - House of Commons "Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act, somebody can get a custodial sentence, let's say 51 weeks. And yet. >> Under the. " Rt Hon Mark Pritchard MP (The Wrekin, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 9:40 p.m. - House of Lords "person with a bladed article or weapon. Under section 52 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, it's an offence to intentionally threaten " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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19 Nov 2025, 4:30 p.m. - House of Lords "I think I was the Home Office Minister who took through the whole of the Offensive Weapons Act of 1996, then followed up next year by " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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19 Nov 2025, 4:58 p.m. - House of Lords "associated with offensive weapons under the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act of 1959 and section one " Lord Hogan-Howe (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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19 Nov 2025, 5:07 p.m. - House of Lords "The Offensive Weapons Act in 2019 included a revision to the flick " Lord Hogan-Howe (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Crime and Policing Bill
111 speeches (25,386 words) Committee stage part one Wednesday 19th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: None The purpose of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 was to target the cheap, foreign flick-knives - Link to Speech 2: None The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 included a revision to the flick-knife definition, which had inadvertently - Link to Speech 3: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) Sections 141 and 141A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and Section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act - Link to Speech 4: None on summary conviction in Scotland for an offence under section 1(1) of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act - Link to Speech 5: None on summary conviction in Scotland for an offence under section 1(1) of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act - Link to Speech 6: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) I was the Home Office Minister who took through the Offensive Weapons Act 1996, followed up the next - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
107 speeches (31,157 words) Committee stage Monday 17th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) Under Section 52 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, it is an offence to intentionally threaten someone - Link to Speech |
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Huntingdon Train Attack
65 speeches (8,995 words) Monday 3rd November 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Mark Pritchard (Con - The Wrekin) crime and on magistrates, is there a disconnect between the fact that under the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act - Link to Speech |
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Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 These Rules amend the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/909) as follows— Ministry of Justice Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative Laid: Thursday 22nd January - In Force: Not stated Found: 20 of the Immigration Act 2016(8) (labour market enforcement order), (vi)section 19 of the Offensive Weapons Act |
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Legalise Licensed Non-Lethal Self-Defence Tools for Women in the UK Petition Rejected - 12 SignaturesWe petition the UK Government to review the Firearms Act 1968 and Offensive Weapons Act 2019 to create a new category for approved, licensed, non-lethal self-defence tools (e.g., regulated sprays/tasers) for women and vulnerable individuals, following background checks and safety training. This petition was rejected on 23rd Jan 2026 as it duplicates an existing petitionFound: We petition the UK Government to review the Firearms Act 1968 and Offensive Weapons Act 2019 to create |
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Thursday 5th February 2026
Home Office Source Page: Report 11: offensive weapons homicide review, Harrow Document: (PDF) Found: The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 introduced legislation in relation to remote sales of certain bladed |
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Thursday 29th January 2026
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly: September 2025 Document: (ODS) Found: non-motoring Other summary non-motoring offences 19520 19520 - Summary offences under Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act |
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Thursday 23rd October 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2025 Document: (ODS) Found: non-motoring Other summary non-motoring offences 19520 19520 - Summary offences under Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act |
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Thursday 22nd January 2026
Ministry of Justice Source Page: FOI releases for June 2025 Document: (ODS) Found: with a blade or point in a public place Criminal Justice Act 1988 S.139 (1) as amended by Offensive Weapons Act |
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Tuesday 16th December 2025
Home Office Source Page: Licensing for knife sales Document: (PDF) Found: verification and delivery of bladed articles to domestic premises were strengthened in the Offensive Weapons Act |
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Thursday 4th December 2025
Home Office Source Page: Crime and Policing Bill 2025: equality impact assessments Document: (PDF) Found: amending the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (CJA 1988) in relation to “bladed articles” 1 and the Offensive Weapons Act |
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Oct. 23 2025
Office of the Parliamentary Counsel Source Page: Common Legislative Solutions: a guide to tabling policy issues Document: (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: schedule number) • Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, Schedule 3, Part 1 • Offensive Weapons Act |
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Oct. 23 2025
Office of the Parliamentary Counsel Source Page: Common Legislative Solutions: a guide to tackling policy issues Document: (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: schedule number) • Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, Schedule 3, Part 1 • Offensive Weapons Act |
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Thursday 18th December 2025
Home Office Source Page: I. Licensing for the sale of knives. Government consultation. 16p. II. Knife licensing consultation options assessment. 43p. Document: Public_Consultation_Document_Knife_Licensing.pdf (PDF) Found: verification and delivery of bladed articles to domestic premises were strengthened in the Offensive Weapons Act |
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Friday 6th February 2026
Justice Directorate Source Page: Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission: Call for Evidence - Analysis of Responses Document: Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission: Call for Evidence: Analysis of Responses Final Report (PDF) Found: assess progress – realistic expectations using the different requirements, notably around the Offensive Weapons Act |
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Wednesday 28th January 2026
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate Source Page: Structure of the Education and Justice department and its role within the Scottish Government: FOI release Document: FOI 202500489723 - Information Released - Annex (Excel) Found: 10) Implementation of Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 11) Implementation of Offensive Weapons Act |
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Tuesday 16th December 2025
Safer Communities Directorate Source Page: Violence Prevention Framework for Scotland: Monitoring Framework, 2025 Document: Violence Prevention Framework for Scotland: Monitoring Framework, 2025 (PDF) Found: for measures 8.2 and 8.3 it is also important to note that implementation of part 4 of the Offensive Weapons Act |
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Tuesday 9th December 2025
Safer Communities Directorate Justice Directorate Source Page: Criminal Proceedings in Scotland: 2023-2024 Document: Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2023-24 (PDF) Found: under 12 can no longer be charged or arrested. 99 E.15 On 28 June 2022, Section 6 of the Offensive Weapons Act |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025
Justice Directorate Safer Communities Directorate Source Page: Recorded Crime in Scotland: year ending September 2025 Document: Recorded crime in Scotland: year ending September 2025 (PDF) Found: 2021, which came into effect on 24 August 2021; • The enactment of various sections of the Offensive Weapons Act |