Crime: Knives
Commons · Question 6538 · 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 assessment she has made of the effectiveness of exemptions relating to the carrying of kirpans in preventing misuse.
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...