Petitions/Require serial numbers, ID checks, licences and age 21 limit for all knife sales
StatusClosed
Opened22 Dec 2025
Closes22 Jun 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We want the Government to introduce serial numbers on all knives, require ID checks for every purchase, create a national knife-licence system, record all knife sales, raise the legal age to buy any knife to 21 to reduce knife crime

Knife crime can destroy families and put children at risk. Young people are dying because knives are too easy to buy and too easy to carry. We believe current laws are weak and the Government has not acted strongly enough. We need traceable knives, stricter controls, tougher licensing, and a higher purchase age to protect our children and save lives.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Chris Bryant
1Chris Bryant MP
Rhondda and Ogmore
8
Mike Reader
2Mike Reader MP
Northampton South
3
Gideon Amos
3Gideon Amos MP
Taunton and Wellington
3
Paulette Hamilton
4Paulette Hamilton MP
Birmingham Erdington
2
Ms Polly Billington
5Ms Polly Billington MP
East Thanet
2
Alistair Strathern
6Alistair Strathern MP
Hitchin
2
Anneliese Midgley
7Anneliese Midgley MP
Knowsley
2
Sarah Owen
8Sarah Owen MP
Luton North
2
Alison Bennett
9Alison Bennett MP
Mid Sussex
2
Lucy Rigby
10Lucy Rigby MP
Northampton North
2
Require serial numbers, ID checks, licences and age 21 limit for all knife sales — Petitions