Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Minimum sentence of 5 years for carrying a knife with a minimum fine of £10k
Closed
6,471 signatures
What the petition asks
Implement harder sentencing along with a minimum fine. If they don’t have the money to pay the fine, they should have to do community service and have a substantial amount (so it is effective), automatically taken from their wages with a specific tax code until it’s paid.
We think our justice system needs to clamp down on knife crime. Lives are affected by this daily and it is wrong. The Government should act now. The streets are not safe and we have to walk them.
Timeline
| 25 Aug 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Feb 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
6,471
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
25 Aug 2023
Closed
25 Feb 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.