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1700523

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people under the age of 18 were convicted of knife crime offences in the year ending March (a) 2023 and (b) 2018; and how many such people were first time offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	21410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>In the year ending March 2023, 2,108 children were convicted of a knife crime offence (defined as knife possession and knife threatening offences) and for 1,924 of those individuals this was their first knife crime offence. Compared to the year ending March 2018, 2,635 children were convicted of a knife crime offence and for 2,398 of those individuals this was their first knife crime offence.</p><p> </p><p>In the year ending March 2023, 11,899 people (i.e. adults and children) were convicted of a knife crime offence and for 9,314 of those individuals this was their first knife crime offence. Compared to year ending March 2018, 12,163 people were convicted of a knife crime offence and for 9,865 of those individuals this was their first knife crime offence.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling knife crime is a priority and this Government is determined to do all it can to break the deadly cycle of violence that devastates the lives of individuals, families and communities.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking significant action to both prevent and respond to crimes involving weapons through the Serious Violence Strategy, the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, the recruitment of 20,000 new police officers, and increasing stop and search powers.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 21411 question first answered 22/04/2024 12:49:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1700524

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of knife crime offences in the year ending March (a) 2023 and (b) 2018; and how many such people were first time offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	21411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>In the year ending March 2023, 2,108 children were convicted of a knife crime offence (defined as knife possession and knife threatening offences) and for 1,924 of those individuals this was their first knife crime offence. Compared to the year ending March 2018, 2,635 children were convicted of a knife crime offence and for 2,398 of those individuals this was their first knife crime offence.</p><p> </p><p>In the year ending March 2023, 11,899 people (i.e. adults and children) were convicted of a knife crime offence and for 9,314 of those individuals this was their first knife crime offence. Compared to year ending March 2018, 12,163 people were convicted of a knife crime offence and for 9,865 of those individuals this was their first knife crime offence.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling knife crime is a priority and this Government is determined to do all it can to break the deadly cycle of violence that devastates the lives of individuals, families and communities.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking significant action to both prevent and respond to crimes involving weapons through the Serious Violence Strategy, the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, the recruitment of 20,000 new police officers, and increasing stop and search powers.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 21410 question first answered 22/04/2024 12:49:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1680765

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for (a) selling and (b) supplying knives to those aged under 18 in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	8688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of convictions in England and Wales for the following offences:</p><ul><li>19522 - Selling a blade to a person aged under 18 years</li><li>19520 - Summary offences under Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 and Criminal Justice Act 1988</li></ul><p>These can be accessed by navigating to the ‘<em>Prosecutions and convictions</em>’ tab and using the <em>HO Offence Code</em> filter to select the above offences in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1182043/outcomes-by-offence-2022_v2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool</a>.</p><p>19520 - Summary offences under the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 and the Criminal Justice Act 1988’ includes offences related to supplying offensive weapons. However, information on whether these relate to supplying knives specifically or whether they are sold to those aged under 18 is not held centrally in the Court Proceedings database.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 15/01/2024 13:02:51 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1677395

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for knife crime in England since January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	6559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of prosecutions for criminal offences, in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1182043/outcomes-by-offence-2022_v2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool</a>. This information can be further broken down by offence group and specific offences using the appropriate filters (for knife crime offences, select ‘10D Possession of article with blade or point’ in the Offence filter). To see prosecutions for England only, Welsh police force areas (Dyfed Powys, Gwent, North Wales, South Wales) can be deselected from the appropriate filter.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 20/12/2023 16:21:52 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1674080

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number and proportion of offenders convicted of a knife-crime offence who had previously been convicted of (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) more than five knife-crime offences who were sentenced to an immediate prison sentence of up to 12 months in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	4372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 24/05/2024 11:11:01 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1671484

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders convicted of knife crime offences were sentenced to immediate custody of 12 months or less in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	2546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon grouped question UIN 2548 2549 question first answered 24/05/2024 11:16:48 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1647988

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking through the criminal justice system to tackle knife crime.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Anna Firth
	uin	905649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Tackling knife crime remains a priority and this Government will continue to do all it can to break the deadly cycle of violence that devastates the lives of individuals, families and communities.</p><p>We have taken significant action to both prevent and respond to crimes involving weapons through the Serious Violence Strategy, the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 and increased stop and search powers.</p><p>We have recently consulted on further measures to tackle this issue.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 27/06/2023 14:11:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1629146

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing sentences for (a) knife possession offences and (b) other offences involving a knife.
	tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
	tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
	uin	185995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2023 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts. When deciding what sentence to impose, courts must consider the circumstances of the case in line with any relevant sentencing guidelines issued by the independent Sentencing Council.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the seriousness of offences related to knives, the law provides for minimum custodial sentences for repeat knife possession and offences that involve threatening with a weapon. Measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act which came into force in 2022 strengthened existing legislation to make sure that the courts always impose at least the minimum term unless there are exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>On 18 April the Government launched a 7-week consultation on proposed legislation to tackle knife crime and particularly the use of certain types of large knives and machetes in crime. The proposals provide a multifaceted and focused approach, which we believe will target criminals whilst still allowing the general public to pursue their employment and pastimes with minimal disruption. The consultation may be viewed at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-proposed-legislation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-proposed-legislation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/05/2023 11:47:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt

1609963

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the length of sentences for knife-related offences.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	180096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Tackling knife crime is a priority and this Government is determined to do all it can to break the deadly cycle of violence that devastates the lives of individuals, families and communities. I welcome the consultation published by the Home Office this week which contains proposals to tackle the use of machetes and other bladed articles in crime.</p><p> </p><p>While sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, this Government introduced measures through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 to ensure that, when sentencing for threat with or repeat possession of a knife, the courts must pass at least the minimum sentence unless there are exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the average custodial sentence length for knife possession has increased by almost 20%.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/04/2023 13:23:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1584671

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted of possession of a zombie knife under the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 since the commencement of that Act.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Anna Firth
	uin	140402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of prosecutions and convictions for various offences under the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 and Criminal Justice Act 1988, since 2019 in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1126556/outcomes-by-offence-june-2022-revised.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2022</a>.</p><p>Navigate to the ‘Prosecutions &amp; Convictions’ tab and use the <em>HO offence code</em> filter to select the applicable offence:</p><ul><li>19520 - Summary offences under Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 and Criminal Justice Act 1988</li></ul><p>However, whether the offences relate to possession of a zombie knife specifically is not held centrally in the Court Proceedings database. This information may be held on court records but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate costs.</p><p>Information on charges is held by the Home Office, however, they do not hold information on the ‘possession of a zombie knife’. The Home Office does collect and publish information on the number of ‘Possession of article with blade or point’ offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, and their investigative outcomes including charges here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/02/2023 12:46:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth