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<p>The government is taking a number of steps to highlight the dangers of carrying
knives to young people. <br><br>Knife crime has fallen by 22% under this government,
from 30,163 offences recorded in England and Wales in the year to June 2010 to 24,416
offences recorded in the year ending June 2014 .<br><br>We are supporting Crimestoppers
to update their ‘Fearless’ service, which teaches young people about the dangers.
In addition, we are funding Redthread, a charity which provides youth workers in major
trauma centres in London to <br>support young people injured through violence, including
stabbings. We have produced a training pack on joint enterprise which warns young
people about the consequences of carrying knives and other gang violence, and we have
published <br>advice to schools and colleges to help teachers prevent violence and
knife carrying. This will be adapted for primary schools. <br><br>We continue to strengthen
the law and send a clear message that knife possession will not be tolerated by legislating
to restrict the use of simple cautions for certain offences, including knife possession,
in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.</p><p />
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