Tackle knife crime in Cardiff

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

We need tougher sentences with more prosecutions for people found in possession of a knife...we need anti knife crime education in schools...we need more awareness surrounding the danger of knives.

Knife crime is growing at an alarming rate in Cardiff where children as young as 16 years old are either being killed,seriously injured or killing/injuring someone else,knife crime is an epidemic in itself and needs serious action to be taken. Schools are being closed under code red due to the severity of the knife crime in the areas,children are living in fear for their lives...adults living in fear for their children’s lives...how many more have to die or be affected before something is done?
We are trying to rebuild the communities with events,youth work,and raising awareness through volunteers,supporters and the communities but we need support with the policing and sentencing.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Decisions about policing in Cardiff are a matter for the local police force, but we have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Zero Tolerance on Knife Crime: Zero Tolerance on Knife Crime

Minimum 10-year sentence for knife possession and 20 years for use of a knife: Minimum 10-year sentence for knife possession and 20 years for use of a knife

Introduce prison cell visits for students - help reduce knife crime: Introduce prison cell visits for students - help reduce knife crime.

Fund a national public awareness campaign about knife crime: Fund a national public awareness campaign about knife crime

Timeline

13 Jun 2021	Petition opened for signatures
18 Jun 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Jun 2021

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