Question follow-through · 22404

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of early intervention programmes in reducing youth knife possession.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of early intervention programmes in reducing youth knife possession.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    On 1 April 2026 new guidance was published by the Home Office and Ministry of Justice to ensure every child caught carrying a knife will be given a mandatory, targeted plan produced by Police and Youth Justice Services to turn them away from crime. It is ...

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