Question follow-through · 23805
Knives: Crime
To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of knife crime.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Attorney General's Office
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of knife crime.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
This Government is committed to halving knife crime in the next decade through the Halving Knife Crime Plan.The Crime and Policing Act 2026 has introduced measures to tackle knife crime including a new possession an offence, an increase in the maximum pen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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