Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 54348

Knives: Crime

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 2 June 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will increase sentences for offences committed with a knife.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Tackling knife crime is a priority and this Government is determined to do all it can to break the deadly cycle of violence that devastates the lives of individuals, families and communities.The maximums available for existing knife offences include up to...

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