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<p>Tackling knife crime is a priority for the Government. Knife amnesties are an operational
matter for individual police forces, and we have been encouraging police forces to
undertake national coordinated weeks of action to tackle knife crime under Operation
Sceptre.</p><p> </p><p>Action under Operation Sceptre includes police forces targeting
habitual knife carriers, undertaking weapon sweeps of local areas, test purchases
of knives from retailers, and highlighting the location of surrender bins where knives
can be handed in locally. Twenty one forces took part in the most recent week of national
action in October 2016.</p>
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