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<p>Between 18 April and 16 June 2023, the Government ran a consultation on new knife
legislation proposals to tackle the use of machetes and other bladed articles in criminal
activity. The Government published the response to the consultation on 30 August 2023.</p><p>Alongside
other proposals, the Government intends to ban the import, sale and possession of
zombie style knives and machetes.</p><p>The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons)
(Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 was laid in Parliament on 25 January
2024.</p><p>Once the legislation has been approved by Parliament, a surrender scheme
will be launched this summer to remove these knives from our streets.</p><p>Once the
surrender scheme has been completed, the manufacture, supply, sale and possession
of zombie-style knives and machetes will be outlawed from 24 September.</p>
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