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Knives: Crime

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

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
22 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
2 Jun 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 May 2025

    Question tabled

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

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    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...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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