Written Statement·Commons·Ministry of Justice·HCWS1330

Youth Knife Possession Manifesto Commitment

12 February 2026

Jake Richards

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

Labour

Statement

My honourable Friend, the Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones MP), and I have published new Government guidance on Child Knife Possession Offences.This guidance, applying to all police forces and Youth Justice Services throughout England and Wale...