Petition · past parliament

Change the current laws on knife crime

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To deter further knife crime activists, we want a change to the current sentencing.
Make it 20 years sentencing for possession of a knife, ( because the intention of harm is there), 25 years for stabbing without killing and 35 years for stabbing and killing someone
We say " but what about their human rights " but what about the human rights of those who have lost their rights to life.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

26 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
1 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Apr 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.