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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.
Check the tariff classification for spare blades of a glass scraper.
Detention services order 10/2012 about removing hidden blades from detainees.
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
An accessible version of the tariff of injuries from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012.
Tell DVLA if you have a broken limb and will be unable to drive for more than 3 months
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