Schools: Knives
(asked on 10th June 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children caught with a knife at school in each of the last 10 years in (a) the UK and (b) Coventry.
This question was answered on 17th June 2019
The information requested is not held centrally. The department does not collect data on the number of children caught in possession of knives. The day-to-day running of schools, including all matters relating to pupils’ health and safety, is a matter for head teachers and their management teams. They are best placed to make decisions on how to ensure all pupils and staff are kept safe in schools.