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<p>The government continues to monitor sentencing for bladed and offensive weapon
offences and will keep under review the effectiveness of changes in the law relating
to knives and offensive weapons.</p><p> </p><p>The latest knife possession sentencing
quarterly statistics bulletin was published on 8 June 2017 and is available at: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617646/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly-jan-mar-2017.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617646/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly-jan-mar-2017.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>In regard to repeat offending for knife possession offences, the latest statistics
show that 86% of adult repeat offenders received a custodial sentence. This figure
increased by 2 percentage points when compared to the same quarter in the previous
year for offenders convicted under section 22 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act
2015 (minimum sentence of 6 months for a second or subsequent knife possession offence).
The number of repeat knife possession sentencing occasions increased from 837 in Q1
2016 to an estimated 1,129 cases Q1 2017. Those offenders receiving an immediate custodial
sentence had an average sentence length of 7.2 months.</p>
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