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This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
The Offensive Weapons Bill will introduce new powers to tackle knife crime, acid attacks and the risk that criminals could obtain powerful firearms.
The Law Commission published its Scoping Report on Abusive and Offensive Online Communications on 1 November 2018.
What organisations must do when carrying out an offensive weapon homicide review.
Recruitment information and application pack for the role of independent chairs for the offensive weapons homicide reviews (OWHRs).
Statutory guidance on the provisions in the Offensive Weapons Act 2019.
Trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife and offensive weapon offences.
We are consulting on new laws on offensive weapons, in response to public concerns about violent crime.
A statistical release on trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife or offensive weapon offences.
Explains the law behind carrying an article with a blade or point or an offensive weapon in a public place.
Providing more detail on the knife and offensive weapon sentencing statistics presented in the knife and offensive weapon sentencing statistics publications.
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