Jack Dromey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jack Dromey on 2016-04-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of unlawful marketing of knives in each year since 2010.

Mike Penning

Knife crime has no place on our streets and the government continues to work with the police and partners, including retailers, to ensure that we reduce violence and knife crime. There are strict laws on sales of knives and on how knives can be marketed, which are enforced by the police and Trading Standards. Anyone who markets a knife in a way that indicates or suggests that is suitable for combat or is likely to encourage violent behaviour faces a prison sentence of up to four years.

There were no convictions for the offence of unlawful marketing of knives, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2014 (the latest available), on a principal offence basis.