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The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
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 government has introduced a new ban on zombie-style knives and machetes that have no practical use and will give police more powers to seize knives.
Bids to the fund have been assessed as part of a competitive bidding process. 60 bids were successful and have been awarded funding for knife crime interventions.
The government will invest a further £4 million to tackle the scourge of knife crime, the Home Secretary has announced.
Product Safety Report for Vevor Round Knife Cutter presenting a high risk of injuries.
Check the tariff classification for a wine tool set in a wooden box.
Product Recall for Vevor Round Knife Cutter, RS-90B, Fabric Cutting Machine presenting a high risk of injuries.
Zombie-style knives and machetes will be outlawed under legislation laid today. A surrender and compensation scheme will launch in the summer.
Trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife and offensive weapon offences.
A statistical release on trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife or offensive weapon offences.
Providing more detail on the knife and offensive weapon sentencing statistics presented in the knife and offensive weapon sentencing statistics publications.
A consultation looking at whether cowardly domestic killers should receive tougher sentences if they subject their victims to a campaign of coercive and controlling abuse, has been launched by the Lord Chancellor today.
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