Knives: Crime
Commons · Question 28781 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing sentences for knife crime perpetrators.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 10 Feb 2025
Tackling knife crime is a priority and this Government is determined to do all it can to break the deadly cycle of violence that devastates the lives of individuals, families, and communities. It is important that those who commit violent crimes receive a...