Mentions:
1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) For example, zombie knives were banned in England and Wales in 2016, followed by cyclone knives in 2019 - Speech Link
2: Baroness Doocey (LD - Life peer) said:“Halving knife crime will not be achieved by banning machetes or … zombie knives. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) Zombie knives were banned in England and Wales in 2016, followed by cyclone knives in 2019. - Speech Link
2: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) and outdoors knives. - Speech Link
3: Alex Norris (LAB - Nottingham North) In 2021-22, a record number of children were victims of crime. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None We are clear about the inherent seriousness of offences involving knives and are determined to do all - Speech Link
2: None In recognition of the seriousness of offences related to knives, the law already provides for minimum - Speech Link
3: None knives and machetes, which will come into force on 24 September 2024. - Speech Link
Asked by: Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the types of (a) knives and (b) other sharp instruments that have been used in (i) homicides and (ii) other offences involving those instruments in the latest period for which data is available.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office Homicide Index holds detailed data on homicides recorded by the police in England and Wales. Information on the type of sharp instrument used in a homicide was added to the collection in April 2022. These data, for the year ending March 2023, are due to be published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in February 2024.
The Home Office does not routinely collect information on the types of knives or sharp instruments used in other offences.
The year ending June 2023 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) published by the ONS shows that violent incidents have fallen by 52% since the year ending March 2010.
Mentions:
1: Nickie Aiken (Con - Cities of London and Westminster) They get away now with producing zombie knives without writing on, because zombie knives with writing - Speech Link
2: Steve Tuckwell (Con - Uxbridge and South Ruislip) No one in this House today wants knives on our streets. - Speech Link
3: Rachel Hopkins (Lab - Luton South) Of course we must ensure that carrying knives and knife crime have significant consequences, but we also - Speech Link
4: Sarah Owen (Lab - Luton North) , carrying knives, and serious violence. - Speech Link
5: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) We want to tighten up the sale of knives online. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Hollins (XB - Life peer) The author suggested that the introduction of knives without points as an effective public health strategy - Speech Link
2: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) and noble Lords will be aware that moves have been made recently to ban, for example, zombie-style knives - Speech Link
3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) For police-recorded offences involving knives or sharp instruments, there was a 5% increase year-on-year - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Helen Hayes (Lab - Dulwich and West Norwood) , Beatrice Cenusa and Ronaldo Scott—those are the names of those who have lost their lives to knife crime - Speech Link
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a knife amnesty.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Many police forces provide amnesty bins all year round to provide the public with a facility to safely dispose of unwanted knives and other offensive weapons. It is for Chief Constables, directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Mayors with PCC functions to make operational decisions including how to allocate resources based on their local knowledge and experience.
The Government continues to encourage police forces to undertake a series of coordinated national weeks of action to tackle knife crime under Operation Sceptre. The operation includes targeted stop and searches, weapon sweeps of hotspot areas, surrender of knives, including through amnesty bins, test purchases of knives from retailers, and educational events. The latest phase of the operation took place between 13 to 19 November 2023 and saw 12,149 knives surrendered or recovered.
On 25 January we laid the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 in Parliament. Subject to parliamentary approval, this will prohibit the manufacture, supply, sale and possession of zombie-style knives and machetes in England and Wales from 24 September 2024. From 26 August 2024 to 23 September 2024 we will be running a surrender and compensation scheme so that those who own zombie-style knives and machetes which will be banned, can surrender them and receive compensation.
Jan. 25 2024
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Mentions:
1: Marsha De Cordova (Lab - Battersea) Nationally, serious violence is up by 60% since 2015, with knife crime, gun crime and robbery all increasing - Speech Link
2: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) to those who want to use these items as weapons—for instance, zombie-style knives or machetes. - Speech Link