Submitted on Sunday 6th April 2025
Rejected on Friday 25th April 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Enable police officers to conduct a stop search on knife crime
Enable officers to conduct a stop search on individuals who are potentially carrying a knife and induce a 5 year sentence.
Knife crime is growing rapidly and unfortunatly children and young people are massively at risk. The police do not have enough support to put measures in place.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
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Police officers already have the power to stop and search, you can find more information here: www.gov.uk/police-powers-to-stop-and-search-your-rights
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Enact measures to combat knife crime
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702424
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