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Ninja Swords
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The Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention (Dame Diana Johnson)
As part of the Government’s aim to halve knife crime within a decade, we have a manifesto commitment to ban ninja swords and we will be making the relevant changes in secondary legislation. In preparation for this, today we are launching a public consultation to seek views on the legal definition of ninja swords and any associated defences to help with the planned legislation.
The consultation will run for a four-week period and provides an opportunity for the public to have their say.
A copy of the consultation and related options assessment will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses and published on gov.uk.
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