This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition CHANGE WORDING "POSSESSION OF AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON TO RECEIVE CUSTODIAL SENTENCE"
CURRENTLY THE LAW STATES THAT "REPEAT OFFENDERS CAUGHT WITH A KNIFE OR AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON WILL RECEIVE A CUSTODIAL SENTENCE". THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE TO DETER POTENTIAL FIRST TIME OFFENDERS.
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“In 2015, we introduced minimum custodial sentences for repeat knife possession and offences that involve threatening with a weapon. Adults face a minimum of 6 months’ imprisonment whilst young people aged 16 or 17 face a minimum 4 month Detention and Training Order. Since the introduction of the minimum custodial term people caught carrying a knife or offensive weapon for a second time are now more likely than ever before to go to prison—in the year ending September 2018, 82% of offenders received a custodial sentence for repeat possession offences. These offences carry maximum terms of 4 years’ imprisonment.”
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/233926
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/251946
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