Written Question·Home Office·UIN 32308

Knives: Crime

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Yuan Yang

LabourEarley and Woodley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of domestic abuse on levels of knife crime.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Physical abuse, violent or threatening behaviour often form part of controlling or coercive behaviour. As set out in the statutory guidance under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 on controlling or coercive behaviour, this can involve use, or threats of use, of...

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