Petition · past parliament
Create a special unit in the Metropolitan police that focuses on knife crime.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should create a special forces unit in the Metropolitan police that tackles knife crime.
Knife crime has gotten out of hand in London and it is taking more and more lives. Something should be done before there is no going back.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The police are operationally independent of the UK Government and Parliament, and it would be their decision to implement a special unit for knife crime. However we have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Launch a national public awareness campaign about knife crime
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Minimum sentences and mandatory licensing for carrying a knife
Minimum sentences and mandatory licensing for carrying a knife
Launch a national public awareness campaign about knife crime
Launch a national public awareness campaign about knife crime
Minimum sentences and mandatory licensing for carrying a knife
Minimum sentences and mandatory licensing for carrying a knife
Timeline
| 21 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Apr 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Apr 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.