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Knives: Crime

Asked by Dr Luke EvansConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 18 October 2024UIN 8228

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) police chiefs, (b) other statutory bodies and (c) third party bodies and community organisations to progress the her Department's objective to halve knife crime in a decade.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The government has launched a coalition to tackle knife crime with campaign groups, charities and victims’ families alongside key partners.

The coalition will bring together key stakeholders and work with experts to develop an extensive understanding of what causes young people to be involved in knife crime as well as holding government departments to account for progress in halving knife crime in a decade

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