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Community-backed projects in 21 areas will receive funding to help families who are vulnerable to the effects of knife crime and gang culture.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Home Secretary is radically stepping up the government’s response to knife crime and will be introducing new orders to prevent criminals carrying blades.
This seminar will explore the setting up of a pan London project addressing county lines.
A report published today finds that local agencies must learn lessons from past sexual exploitation cases to respond to 'county lines' and other child criminal exploitation.
The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced the recipients of the Early Intervention Youth Fund.
The law enforcement response to county lines is set to be significantly strengthened as the National County Lines Coordination Centre becomes fully operational.
A new national response unit will be established to help local authorities support vulnerable children at risk of exploitation by criminal gangs.
67 community groups across England and Wales to be supported by the Home Office to tackle knife crime.
The Home Secretary has doubled the early intervention youth fund from £11 million to £22 million.
Schools across England are teaching children about the dangers of carrying knives ahead of the summer holidays.
Jo Johnson attends meeting of Westminster’s Integrated Gangs Unit to hear directly from those working with young people.
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) and the Home Office (HO) are scoping the potential for an innovation challenge addressing knife crime in the UK.
The Home Secretary has today (Wednesday 20 June) introduced new legislation to ban the delivery of knives and corrosives bought online to residential addresses.
The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced £1.38 million to strengthen the police’s response to violent and gang-related online content.
New #knifefree campaign challenges perceptions that carrying a knife is normal
Public invited to give their views as new figures show the number of antique weapons recovered in criminal circumstances doubled between 2012 and 2016.
Prison sentences for those who repeatedly carry corrosive substances without good reason are among a set of new laws aimed at tackling serious violence being proposed today.
The Home Secretary has today (18 July) announced plans to consult on new offences to toughen up knife crime laws.
The Home Office is providing almost £100,000 new funding to tackle the issues around gang violence.
Safeguarding Minister Sarah Newton encourages more police forces to join Operation Sceptre to tackle knife crime.
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