‘That cannot be proper’: Easier for kids to purchase knives than paracetamol, police evaluation finds

Tougher guidelines are being launched in an try to crackdown on knife crime – as a police evaluation warns it is simpler for younger folks to pay money for knives than it’s to purchase paracetamol.

The measures shall be often known as "Ronan’s Law" in reminiscence of 16-year-old Ronan Kander, who was stabbed to loss of life in Wolverhampton in a case of mistaken id.

The plans will see on-line retailers be legally required to report bulk or suspicious knife purchases to police.

Tougher jail sentences shall be launched for individuals who promote knives to under-18s, growing jail phrases from six months as much as two years.

The Crime and Policing Bill will see folks put in jail for as much as 4 years for possessing a weapon with an intent to trigger violence, no matter whether or not the weapon is authorized or not.

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