Introduce 5yr Minimum Sentence for unlawfully carrying a Knife 3yrs Juveniles
We've a knife crime epidemic with too many people carrying knives in public; As a serving police officer I tackled many offenders carrying a knife & once almost lost my life when stabbed in chest arresting a burglar; too many parents are planning funerals instead of bright futures for their children
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- 17 FEB 2026Government respondedMinistry of JusticeGovernment reply
The Government is not planning to introduce minimum sentences for carrying a knife. The law already provides for minimum custodial sentences for repeat knife possession and threatening with a weapon.
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