Knives: Crime
Commons · Question 113430 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were (a) convicted and (b) cautioned for knife possession in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 23 Feb 2026
Delivering the manifesto commitment to tackle knife possession by children will require police and Youth Justice Services to put in place more evidence-based interventions to ensure that knife possession by children is addressed swiftly, robustly and effe...