New measures to make it harder for young people in West Yorkshire to buy knives
A youth crime prevention charity in Leeds wants to make it harder for under-18s to buy knives
Last updated 18th Jan 2022
New measures have been set out today (18 January) that will make it harder for young people in West Yorkshire to buy knives.
Under new guidance expected to come into force in April, the sale and delivery of corrosive products to under-18s will be banned and rules on the sale of knives to under-18s strengthened.
Charities in West Yorkshire say we need to make sure new measures around young people buying knives is actually implemented.
Policing minister Kit Malthouse has also said there is a ‘moral duty’ to prevent the illegal possession of knives.
Malthouse continued:
“Too many lives have already been lost to youth violence and it horrifies me that young people carry or use such dangerous weapons like knives and acids.
“We all have a moral duty to do everything we can to stop the illegal possession of such weapons and these measures will be vital to stop them getting into the hands of the young people of Britain.
“Knife crime has fallen since 2019, but we are determined to eradicate this entirely."