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Offensive Weapons Act Implementation

The Home Office is implementing the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, which regulates the sale and possession of offensive weapons including knives, with provisions for licensing, age restrictions, and online sales controls. The implementation includes knife surrender and compensation schemes, trading standards enforcement grants, and consultation on licensing options for knife retailers. The programme is currently active with ongoing scheme administration and regulatory enforcement.

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30 Oct 2025 | Announcement Home Office linked

Knife Surrender and Compensation

UIN: HLWS1010 My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The ninja sword surrender and compensation scheme and the extended surrender arrangements, introduced by this Government, h...

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24 Apr 2025 | Announcement Home Office linked

Personal Liability Consultation

UIN: HCWS600 The Government is today publishing its response to the public consultation on establishing personal liability measures on senior executives of online platforms and marketplaces who fail to remove illegal content relating to knives and offensive weapons fr...

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27 Mar 2025 | Announcement Home Office linked

Ninja Sword Statutory Instrument

UIN: HCWS554 The Government is today laying a Statutory Instrument before Parliament to ban Ninja swords. Under the Criminal Justice Act (Offensive Weapons Order) 1988, Ninja swords will be added to the list of prohibited weapons, making it an offence …

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11 Jun 2020 | Announcement Home Office linked

Surrender of Offensive Weapons

UIN: HCWS286 As part of the Government’s continuing action to tackle serious violence and keep dangerous weapons off the streets, we have on 9 June laid draft regulations – The Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020 – before Parliament. …

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11 Jun 2020 | Announcement Home Office linked

Surrender of Offensive Weapons

UIN: HLWS281 My hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service (Kit Malthouse) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:As part of the Government’s continuing action to tackle serious violence and keep dangerous weapons …

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