Nov. 17 2023
Source Page: Other procedure rules for magistrates' courts and the Crown Court with statutory instrumentsFound: (Functions of Authorised Persons – Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020 SI 2020/210 Magistrates’ Courts (Knife
Mentions:
1: Yvette Cooper (Lab - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) Knife crime is up by 70%, devastating young lives. - Speech Link
2: Alex Chalk (Con - Cheltenham) The operation of serious crime prevention orders will be strengthened to make it easier for police and - Speech Link
3: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) The plan puts a fresh focus on early prevention to prevent and reduce crime and to make communities safer - Speech Link
4: Paulette Hamilton (Lab - Birmingham, Erdington) Last year, my constituency had the highest rate of knife crime in Birmingham. - Speech Link
Asked by: Taiwo Owatemi (Labour - Coventry North West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent children being (a) exploited, (b) recruited into criminal organisations and (c) involved in knife crime in the West Midlands.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
This Government is determined to crack down on knife crime and the criminal gangs who are exploiting our children and have a devastating impact on our communities.
That is why we are investing in a number of programmes to respond to child exploitation including the Prevention Programme, delivered by The Children’s Society, who work with partners across sectors to tackle and prevent a range of exploitation types.
In addition, we are investing up to £145m over three years in our County Lines Programme which provides funding for targeted operational activity in the four largest exporting force areas including West Midlands Police. We are also investing in dedicated specialist support provided by Catch-22 to help those who are criminally exploited through county lines to safely reduce and exit their involvement. Since the County Lines Programme was launched in 2019, police activity has resulted in over 4,700 lines closed, over 14,800 arrests and over 7,200 safeguarding referrals.
The Government is also committed to ensuring that the police have the tools and powers they need to tackle the scourge of knife crime on our streets. We are currently piloting Serious Violence Reduction Orders in the West Midlands which give the police more powers to stop and search convicted knife offenders. We also plan to legislate on banning zombie-style machetes and knives that have no practical use, more powers for police to seize knives that could be used in crimes, and a new offence and higher sentencing to those who sell and possess these dangerous weapons.
Since 2019, West Midlands Police have received over £20m of funding for a Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) (including £4.38m this year) and £19m (including £3.4m this year) for the Grip programme. Collectively, these programmes are providing a multi-agency preventative response designed to tackle the drivers of violence, alongside additional, high visibility patrols and problem-solving tactics in the areas worst affected.
Nov. 14 2023
Source Page: New bill gives police more powers to take zero-tolerance approach to crimeFound: New bill gives police more powers to take zero-tolerance approach to crime
Nov. 14 2023
Source Page: Criminal Justice Bill: overarching documentsFound: Clauses 34 to 37 strengthen the operation of Serious Crime Prevention Orders (“SCPOs”) under Part 1
Nov. 14 2023
Source Page: Criminal Justice Bill 2023: impact assessmentsFound: Prevention Orders
Found: 18 Articles fo r use in serious crime 20 Serious Crime Prevention Orders 21 Fraud 25 SIM farms
Found: 6 Articles fo r use in serious crime 7 Serious Crime Prevention Orders 8 Fraud 9 SIM farms
Report Nov. 10 2023
Committee: Home Affairs Committee (Department: Home Office)Found: , existing Domestic Violence Protection Notices and Orders and restraining orders. 219 She said police
Mentions:
1: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) The first is knife crime. - Speech Link
2: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab - Life peer) Knife crime, gun crime and robbery have all increased, with over 50,000 knife crimes this past year alone - Speech Link