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Raise the sentence for getting caught carrying a bladed article

Submitted on Wednesday 29th January 2025

Rejected on Tuesday 18th March 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Raise the sentence for getting caught carrying a bladed article

Petition Details

I want the goverment to raise the sentence on being caught carrying a knife no matter what the reason

Additional Information

I want the goverment to change the laws on knife crime


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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Any crime involving a knife to get a minimum 10 year custodial sentence: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/711379

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