Rejected petition Allocate Police Forces with additional funding to combat knife crime

The Goverment has stated Police Forces need to use ‘existing funds’ to tackle knife crime. This however has become a nation wide issue, with someone being stabbed to death almost daily. The government needs to tackle this by issuing ALL POLICE FORCES WHO REQUEST IT, additional funds to tackle this

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/225725

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Date submitted 7 March 2019
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