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UIN 69386

Knives: Import Controls

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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21 July 2025

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3 September 2025 · Answer

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3 September 2025

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using existing legislation to restrict the online sale and import of knives from overseas.

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  1. 21 July 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using existing legislation to restrict the online sale and import of knives from overseas.

    Source: Commons

  2. 3 September 2025

    Answer

    We are currently strengthening the legislation around the online sale of knives with measures in the Crime and Policing Bill, which is currently progressing through Parliament. This includes:introducing a two-stage age verification system at the point of ...

    Source: Written answer

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