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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.
Communities hit hardest by knife crime see a drop in offences and more weapons removed from the streets.
A statistical release on trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife or offensive weapon offences.
Young people across the country are being urged to surrender bladed weapons including ninja swords to help prevent further loss of young lives to knife crime.
More dangerous weapons will be removed from our streets through a new government surrender scheme in partnership with the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime.
Details of surrender and compensation arrangements under the ninja sword surrender scheme.
A partnership based approach to reducing knife crime.
Information on how to surrender ninja swords, knives and other offensive weapons.
Hundreds of high skilled jobs are to be created in Sheffield after Walsin Lihwa (WL) announced a major investment that boosts the UK’s steel industry and advanced manufacturing sector.
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