The Serious Violence Duty, led by the Home Office and Welsh Government, requires local responsible authorities to collaborate on violence prevention and reduction strategies. The government has published statutory guidance for implementation, with consultation responses and draft guidance for responsible authorities. The duty applies across England and Wales, requiring multi-agency coordination on serious violence reduction.
Voluntary agreement with major retailers on a set of principles to prevent the underage sale of knives in their stores and through their websites.
Voluntary agreement with major retailers on a set of principles to prevent the underage sale of knives in their stores and through their websites.
In response to: Serious Violence Duty
In response to: Serious Violence Duty
In response to: Serious Violence Duty
In response to: Serious Violence Duty
This consultation seeks views on the draft statutory guidance on the Serious Violence Duty, which will be issued by the Secretary of State under section 19 of the PCSC Act 2022.
This consultation seeks views on the draft statutory guidance on the Serious Violence Duty, which will be issued by the Secretary of State under section 19 of the PCSC Act 2022.
This consultation seeks views on the draft statutory guidance on the Serious Violence Duty, which will be issued by the Secretary of State under section 19 of the PCSC Act 2022.
In response to: Serious violence: new legal duty to support multi-agency action
In response to: Serious violence: new legal duty to support multi-agency action
In response to: Serious violence: new legal duty to support multi-agency action
In response to: Serious violence: new legal duty to support multi-agency action
We are seeking views on options to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence.
In response to: Serious Violence Reduction Orders
A consultation on a new court order to target known knife and offensive weapon carriers.
A consultation on a new court order to target known knife and offensive weapon carriers.
A consultation on a new court order to target known knife and offensive weapon carriers.
We are seeking views on options to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence.
We are seeking views on options to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence.
The Serious Violence Strategy sets out the government’s response to serious violence and recent increases in knife crime, gun crime and homicide.
A Bill to increase the minimum custodial sentence on conviction for possession of a knife or other offensive weapon for an offender aged 18 years or over and to increase the minimum period of detentio
A Bill to increase the minimum custodial sentence on conviction for possession of a knife or other offensive weapon for an offender aged 18 years or over and to increase the minimum period of a detent