Knives: Crime
Commons · Question 60164 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will increase the use of stop and search to tackle knife crime.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 24 Jun 2025
Stop and search remains a fundamental tool for tackling knife crime, exercised fairly and effectively. Police officers have the power to stop and search individuals or vehicles for offensive weapons, provided they have reasonable grounds to suspect they w...