Written Question·Home Office·UIN 60164
Knives: Crime
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will increase the use of stop and search to tackle knife crime.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonStop and search remains a fundamental tool for tackling knife crime, exercised fairly and effectively. Police officers have the power to stop and search individuals or vehicles for offensive weapons, provided they have reasonable grounds to suspect they w...
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