Knife possession sentencing quarterly brief: July to September 2016
Quarterly statistical release on trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife or offensive weapon possession offences.
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This bulletin presents key statistics describing the trends in the number of offenders receiving cautions and convictions, and in the prison population for possession of knife offences in England and Wales. This bulletin does not cover all knife crimes (offences involving a knife) as published by the Office for National Statistics.
The information presented combines all three types of knife and weapon possession offences; possession offences of having an article with a blade or point in a public place or on school premises; possession of offensive weapon without lawful authority or reasonable excuse in a public place or on school premises and offences of aggravated possession of a knife or offensive weapon.
The bulletin is produced and handled by the ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:
Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Minister of State for Courts and Justice, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Prisons and Probation, Permanent Secretary, Minister Special Advisors and Private Secretaries, Head of Criminal Law & Sentencing Policy Unit, Policy advisor in Criminal Law & Sentencing Policy Unit, Head of Courts and Sentencing - Youth Justice Policy Unit, Senior policy advisor in Youth Sentencing, Head of News and relevant press officers.
Home Office
Home Secretary, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Vulnerability, Safeguarding and Countering Extremism, Policy Lead - Violence and Exploitation in the Tackling Crime Unit, Lead Statistician, and relevant press officers, policy lead and special advisors.
Cabinet Office
Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and Justice Desk Lead - Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat.
The report is released by MOJ and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.