Petitions/Increase the minimum sentence for the possession and use of a knife
StatusClosed
Opened14 Mar 2025
Closes14 Sept 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

I want the minimum sentence for the possession of a knife in public place to be 5 years, and 10 years for a repeat offence. I believe that if a knife is used to exert fear or hurt others, there must be a 10-year minimum sentence.

I believe there has been a large increase in the current use of knives in crime and I believe there has been no relative punishment brought in to manage it or even discourage it. How many more people have to die?

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Alex Mayer
1Alex Mayer MP
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
16
Sir Jeremy Hunt
2Sir Jeremy Hunt MP
Godalming and Ash
3
Rachel Hopkins
3Rachel Hopkins MP
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
3
John Whitby
4John Whitby MP
Derbyshire Dales
2
Emily Darlington
5Emily Darlington MP
Milton Keynes Central
2
Sadik Al-Hassan
6Sadik Al-Hassan MP
North Somerset
2
Luke Murphy
7Luke Murphy MP
Basingstoke
1
Paulette Hamilton
8Paulette Hamilton MP
Birmingham Erdington
1
Shabana Mahmood
9Shabana Mahmood MP
Birmingham Ladywood
1
Liz Twist
10Liz Twist MP
Blaydon and Consett
1