United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 126781
Knives: Crime
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13 April 2026
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16 April 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted for possession of knives for each year from 2020 to 2024; and how many people did tot receive an immediate custodial sentence by year of conviction and number of previous occasions
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13 April 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted for possession of knives for each year from 2020 to 2024; and how many people did tot receive an immediate custodial sentence by year of conviction and number of previous occasions
Source: Commons
16 April 2026
Answer
The information requested is provided in the attached excel tables. These tables include data covering the period 2020 – 2024 on:a) The number of offenders who were convicted of the specified offence (all disposal types)b) The number of offenders who were...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-13/126781
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1899046
- uk · wq-1899046 · source updated 16 April 2026