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Consultation on legal definition and defences for Ninja Swords

Written ministerial statementMade by Dame Diana JohnsonThe Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime PreventionHome OfficeHCWS213

As part of the Government’s aim to halve knife crime within a decade, we have a manifesto commitment to ban Ninja swords and we will be making the relevant changes in secondary legislation. In preparation for this, today we are launching a public consultation to seek views on the legal definition of Ninja swords and any associated defences to help with the planned legislation.

The consultation will run for a 4-week period and provides an opportunity for the public to have their say.

A copy of the consultation and related options assessment will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses and published on Gov.UK.

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