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30yr minimum sentence for all cases of murder & manslaughter involving a knife

Submitted by Jeannine Burke on Monday 23rd June 2025

Published on Tuesday 5th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 5th February 2026

Signatures: 1,037

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18 years ~ 30 years ~ Crime ~ crime laws ~ Knife ~ knife crime ~ Knives ~ Law ~ Lost ~ Mandatory ~ Minimum ~ Murdered ~ sentence ~ Sharp ~ Violent ~ Years

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Popularity

This petition has 1,037 signatures in total, with signatories from 308 constituencies. That makes it the 7,762nd most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 40% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 15% (average).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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