Question follow-through · 7749
Crossbows Act 1987
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to update the Crossbows Act 198, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislation; and what plans she has to regulate the
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 8 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 11 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to update the Crossbows Act 198, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislation; and what plans she has to regulate the
10 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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11 Jun 2026
Answer published
Measures being brought in through the Crime and Policing Act 2026, which amend the Crossbows Act 1987, introduce stricter age verification procedures around the online sale, delivery and hire of crossbows. These measures will ensure that a crossbow, or pa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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