Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish a consultation on the potential merits of introducing a knife amnesty.

We have no plans to consult on a general knife amnesty.

The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 came in to force on 24 September 2024 and it is now unlawful to sell, supply, manufacture or possess zombie-style knives or zombie-style machetes. Prior to the legislation coming in to force we ran a surrender and compensation scheme between 26 August 2024 and 23 September 2024 to allow owners to surrender these items safely at designated police stations.

We will also introduce a ban on Ninja swords as soon as possible. We will be launching a consultation about this shortly and plan to introduce the legislation after the conclusion of that consultation when Parliamentary time allows.