{"id":121379,"date":"2024-08-26T01:47:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T01:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/26\/zombie-knife-amnesty-and-compensation-scheme-starts\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T01:47:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T01:47:09","slug":"zombie-knife-amnesty-and-compensation-scheme-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/26\/zombie-knife-amnesty-and-compensation-scheme-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"Zombie knife amnesty and compensation scheme starts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The zombie-style knife ban is set to come into effect on 24 September<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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An amnesty and compensation scheme for people in England and Wales who possess zombie-style knives and machetes is starting ahead of the weapons being banned next month. <\/p>\n

New legislation will close a loophole and make it an imprisonable offence to own, make, transport or sell a wide range of what are called \u2018statement\u2019 knives favoured by criminal gangs.<\/p>\n

People who currently legally possess such knives can hand them in to police stations without fear of prosecution and, in some cases, claim compensation.<\/p>\n

The new law, which comes into force on 24 September, will cover the manufacture, supply, sale, possession and importation of these weapons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There are exemptions for people who have good reason to own the items, for example, a specialist machete used in forestry or an antique Samurai sword.<\/p>\n

But, people who do own long-bladed weapons are advised to check with their local police on whether they fall foul of the law.<\/p>\n

The Conservative government tried a ban in 2016, but a loophole meant some items bypassed the rule.<\/p>\n

In January, the home secretary at the time, James Cleverly, announced zombie-style knives and machetes<\/a> \u2013 which have a sharp edge on one side and a serrated edge on the other \u2013 would be banned under new legislation.<\/p>\n

While possessing the large bladed weapons in public is illegal, a loophole meant they can be kept and sold if they do not have images depicting violence on their handles.<\/p>\n

A change to the Offensive Weapons Act closes that loophole and will come into effect next month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Earlier this month, Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson said the ban was the first step in the government’s plan to halve knife crime in a decade.<\/p>\n

It would be followed by efforts to outlaw ninja swords, Dame Diana added.<\/p>\n

But, the mother of 16-year-old Mikey Ryall who was fatally stabbed with a zombie knife near Bristol last June worries the new law will “not be enough” to combat knife crime.<\/p>\n

“I wish the government would ask us [what we need] and listen to us because we’re the ones living with it,” Hayley said.<\/p>\n

“Knives will still be available to get a hold of. It might <\/b>not be a zombie knife… it could be a kitchen knife or it could be anything.”<\/p>\n

Ms Ryall said she didn’t realise “how serious” knife crime was among youths until her son became a victim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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