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<p>In 2016, the Government agreed a set of commitments with major retailers to prevent
the underage sales of knives, including machetes, in their stores and online. This
also covered staff training, the display and packaging of knives. A number of major
retailers have signed up to this, including Tesco, eBay UK, Lidl UK, Amazon UK, Wilko,
Argos, Asda, Poundland, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, John Lewis, Waitrose, Boots, the Co-op,
B&Q, Aldi, TKMaxx and Debenhams. We continue to work with retailers to strengthen
the agreement, including in relation to the display of these products in stores.</p><p><br>It
is an offence to sell articles with a blade, which includes machetes, to a person
under 18, whether that be face to face or online. In addition, the Offensive Weapons
Bill will further strengthen the law, with specific new knives offences, including
making it an offence to possess certain offensive weapons in private, and stopping
bladed products being sent to residential addresses after they are bought online unless
the seller has made arrangements with a delivery person or company not to hand that
item over to a person under 18 at that address.</p><p>This means that businesses will
still be able to sell and dispatch bladed products, which could include machetes,
to residential addresses, but they will need to have the necessary arrangements in
place to ensure that their products are not delivered into the hands of anyone aged
under 18.</p>
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