Knives: Crime
Commons · Question 113431 · 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, what proportion of children remanded into custody in the last three years for carrying a knife did not receive a custodial sentence.
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...