Consultation outcome

Machetes and other bladed articles: proposed legislation

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

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Government response to consultation and summary of public responses

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Government response to consultation and summary of public responses (Welsh)

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Detail of outcome

We have considered the responses and our findings are in the attached report.


Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on new knife legislation proposals to tackle the use of machetes and other bladed articles in crime.

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Consultation description

This consultation is open to the public and targeted at directly affected parties, including the police, Crown Prosecution Service, community groups, businesses and organisations with a direct interest in the proposals.

We are seeking views from across the UK. The proposals cover matters that are devolved and which apply only to England and Wales, but we will work closely with the devolved administrations on how specific proposals might apply to or affect Scotland and Northern Ireland. Where proposals deal with devolved matters and legislation is required, this will be agreed with the devolved administrations in accordance with the devolution settlements.

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Documents

Consultation on new knife legislation proposals to tackle the use of machetes and other bladed articles in crime

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Consultation on new knife legislation proposals to tackle the use of machetes and other bladed articles in crime (Welsh)

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Impact assessment

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Updates to this page

Published 18 April 2023
Last updated 2 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added the Welsh translation of the consultation response and accessible HTML versions of the response in English and Welsh.

  2. Government response and summary of public responses to the consultation added.

  3. First published.

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