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Crimes of Violence: Knives

Commons · Question 6535 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with chief constables on lessons learned from recent (a) homicides and (b) other attacks involving (i) ceremonial and (ii) religious weapons.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Jun 2026

I was deeply saddened to hear about the abhorrent circumstances in which Henry Nowak was killed, and I would first like to express my deepest condolences to his family for their unimaginable loss.The Criminal Justice Act 1988 makes it an offence to have a...