Tackle the sale of machetes and other bladed articles as Published 18 April 2023

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Pass new laws on knife crime as per the consultation on new knife legislation proposals to tackle the use of machetes and other bladed articles in crime
Published 18 April 2023

To many young people dying from knife crime and knives of ridiculous sizes being sold to easily.
Support the consultation and paper to restrict the sale and importation of machetes and blades that have no use or function in our society

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-proposed-legislation/consultation-on-new-knife-legislation-proposals-to-tackle-the-use-of-machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-in-crime-accessible

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand you would like changes made to legislation relating to knife crime but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

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Timeline

1 Jun 2023	Petition opened for signatures
5 Jun 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Jun 2023

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