Knives: Import Controls
Commons · Question 69385 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to strengthen border and import-level screening to prevent the delivery of knives purchased from overseas retailers without age verification.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 3 Sep 2025
Border Force utilise a suite of data analysis and detection capabilities to screen for illicit goods crossing the UK border.We are currently upgrading our x-ray detection capabilities and introducing a new scanning system that improves how our officers an...