Tag Archives: knife crime

AgeChecked, a provider of secure and anonymised online age verification technology, is reminding businesses taking their operations online of the need to comply with laws on selling age-restricted goods. The SafetyTech company has noticed a huge overnight increase in the number of retailers who have put their products on sale …

In the third episode of Ross Kemp’s four-part ‘Living With…’ TV series,which explores some of Britain’s most critical issues, the actor and investigative journalist turns the spotlight on knife crime. In ‘Ross Kemp Living With Knife Crime’, which airs on ITV on Thursday (August 8) at 7.30pm, the ex-EastEnder addresses …

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) chaired a consultative retailer and supplier workshop on knife retailing last Wednesday (May 15), attended by big name retail and supplier brands. The workshop was BHETA’s opening move in its responsible knife retailing campaign: an initiative agreed with members following an initial consultation …

The Offensive Weapons Act has today (Thursday May 16) received Royal Assent, bringing in new measures in response to violent crime. The Act will make it illegal to possess dangerous weapons in private, including knuckledusters, zombie knives and death star knives, and will make it a criminal offence to dispatch …

Taylor’s Eye Witness joint managing director Alastair Fisher has written to Home Secretary Sajid Javid expressing his concerns about the proposed Offensive Weapons Bill. Introduced on June 20, the Bill proposes to ban the delivery of knives and corrosives bought online to residential addresses. At the time, Sajid Javid said: …

The Home Secretary introduced new legislation on Wednesday (June 20) to ban the delivery of knives and corrosives bought online to residential addresses. According to the British Independent Retailers Association (bira), the new Offensive Weapons Bill will make it harder for young people to buy knives and acid online, with …