Rejected petition Tackle the sale of machetes and other bladed articles as Published 18 April 2023

Pass new laws on knife crime as per the consultation on new knife legislation proposals to tackle the use of machetes and other bladed articles in crime
Published 18 April 2023

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To many young people dying from knife crime and knives of ridiculous sizes being sold to easily.
Support the consultation and paper to restrict the sale and importation of machetes and blades that have no use or function in our society

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-proposed-legislation/consultation-on-new-knife-legislation-proposals-to-tackle-the-use-of-machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-in-crime-accessible

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We understand you would like changes made to legislation relating to knife crime but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

We currently have the following petitions open on this issue which you might like to sign and share:

Make knife crime prevention a compulsory requirement for all school curriculum
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/634860

Impose minimum sentences for first offence of possession of a knife
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/635897

Introduce tougher sentences for knife crime
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/633328

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Date submitted 1 June 2023
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