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<p>The Government is determined to do everything it can to tackle knife crime and
break the deadly cycle of violence that devastates the lives of victims, families
and communities.</p><p>The police funding settlement provides the police with the
biggest increase in funding since 2010, and in addition we are providing the additional
£100 million to tackle serious violence announced in the Spring Statement on 13 March,
which includes £80m of new funding from the Treasury. £63.4 million of this funding
has been allocated to the 18 police forces most affected by serious violence to pay
for surge operational activity, including increased patrols. £1.6 million has been
invested in improving the quality of data on serious violence to support planning
and operations. A full list of the forces and the funding they have received from
the serious violence fund is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/police-granted-funding-boost-for-action-on-serious-violence"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/police-granted-funding-boost-for-action-on-serious-violence</a></p><p>We
are also taking wider actions to address knife crime. The £35m of the Serious Violence
Fund is being invested in Violence Reduction Units to support multi-agency efforts
to tackle serious violence. Through the Offensive Weapons Act we are tightening the
law in relation to knives, including making it an offence to possess certain offensive
weapons in private. We are also introducing new Knife Crime Prevention Orders, to
help to the police address young people who are on the cusp of serious violence, encouraging
them make more positive lifestyle choices. We also continue to support the police
national weeks of action against knife crime under Operation Sceptre.</p>
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