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Zombie-style Knives: Surrender and Compensation Scheme

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The Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention (Dame Diana Johnson)
LabourKingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
The Government have implemented the ban on zombie-style knives and zombie-style machetes approved by Parliament last year. The ban came into force on 24September 2024. It follows the holding of a surrender and compensation scheme that ran from 25 August and concluded on 23September 2024. An analysis of the scheme is set out below.
Total weapons surrendered
47,795
“Zombie-style” knives surrendered for compensation
28,180
“Zombie-style” machetes surrendered for compensation
19,180
Surrendered weapons where compensation not sought
435
Overall total claimed in compensation
£685,996.26
It should be noted that the figures in this analysis only include weapons handed in at designated police stations (or by arrangement with the police). The figures do not include any weapons placed in surrender bins during the surrender scheme.
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