Written Question·Home Office·UIN 29109

Knives: Crime

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025

Question

Bobby Dean

Liberal DemocratCarshalton and Wallington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of potential merits of (a) enforcement and (b) early intervention in the prevention of knife crime.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Halving national levels of knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s mission to ensure the safety of our streets. Both early intervention and enforcement will be crucial in meeting this mission.On enforcement, we have implemented ...

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