Written Question·Home Office·UIN 99779

Knives: Crime Prevention

Tabled: 15 December 2025

Answered: 23 December 2025

Question

Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in the police on reducing knife crime.

Answer

Mike Tapp

Home Office Ministers meet regularly with Chief Constables and other senior policing leaders to discuss knife crime. For example, the Home Secretary discussed knife crime at the National Policing Board in July 2025 and the Policing Minister chaired the Kn...

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