Part of Justice – in the House of Commons at on 17 March 2026.
Jake Richards
Assistant Whip, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
This Labour Government are committed to halving knife violence. We have introduced reforms to ensure that every child caught with a knife receives a mandatory plan to prevent reoffending. There is still much more to do, and we will set out a cross-Government plan to reform the youth justice system over the coming weeks.