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<p /> <p>The number of knife possession offences resulting in immediate custody in
England and Wales, monthly from April 2014 to March 2015, is available via the link
below. The most recent quarterly statistics were published on 11 June at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly-brief-january-to-march-2015"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly-brief-january-to-march-2015</a>.</p><p>Following
the commencement of the relevant provisions in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act
2015, offenders convicted of a second offence of possession of a knife or offensive
weapon and sentenced on or after 17 July 2015 face a minimum custodial sentence of
six months.</p><p>The next set of statistics will be published tomorrow</p>
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