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Require that photo ID and fingerprints are taken prior to the purchase of knives

Submitted by Serah cooke on Tuesday 23rd September 2025

Published on Monday 13th October 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 13th April 2026

Signatures: 231

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Crime ~ Held ~ ID ~ Knife ~ knife crime ~ Knives ~ Law ~ Lost ~ Photo ID ~ Prior ~ The Law

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 231 signatures in total, with signatories from 122 constituencies. That makes it the 15,171st most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 28% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 2% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

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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