{"id":165063,"date":"2022-10-09T00:53:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T00:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=165063"},"modified":"2022-10-09T00:53:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T00:53:57","slug":"home-secretary-suella-braverman-vows-a-clampdown-on-knives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/home-secretary-suella-braverman-vows-a-clampdown-on-knives\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Secretary Suella Braverman vows a clampdown on knives"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Home Secretary Suella Braverman vows a zero tolerance clampdown on knives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Suella Braverman briefed on scheme aiming to crack down on knife possession\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Those who possess knives wait months for court cases at the moment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Operation Deter in Thames Valley aims to instantly charge and remand offenders<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A zero-tolerance approach to knife crime could be rolled out across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been briefed on a pilot scheme that aims to crack down on knife possession.<\/p>\n<p>At present, offenders tend to be released under investigation and wait months for court cases to determine their punishment, which is often unpaid work.<\/p>\n<p>A trial in the Thames Valley \u2013 named Operation Deter \u2013 aims to instantly charge and remand into custody any adult carrying a knife.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to Mrs Braverman say she could introduce the measure in every police force in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The issue hit the headlines again last week after three people were stabbed during an attempted mobile phone theft during the morning commute in the City of London.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/10\/09\/00\/63265889-11295611-image-a-1_1665272230079.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been briefed on a pilot scheme that aims to crack down on knife possession<\/p>\n<p>Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber briefed Mrs Braverman on the pilot scheme at the Conservative Party Conference last week and received a positive reception.<\/p>\n<p>Since being appointed to the role a month ago, she has said she will take a no-nonsense approach to law and order and get bobbies back on the beat.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Barber said the pilot scheme had created a &#8216;hostile environment&#8217; to knife-carrying.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/10\/09\/00\/63265895-11295611-image-a-2_1665272275246.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber briefed Mrs Braverman on the pilot scheme at the Conservative Party Conference last week and received a positive reception<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;It means that if you&#8217;ve got a knife, you&#8217;ll feel the heat straight away \u2013 the short, sharp shock of immediate justice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This speeds things up: delays are not good for victims or defendants. It will act as a deterrent to the person carrying the knife, and a deterrent to those around them.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The number of crimes involving knives recorded by police increased to 49,027 offences in the year ending March 2022, up from 44,642 the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>The unlawful possession of a knife carries a maximum sentence of four years&#8217; imprisonment if handed down in a Crown Court. Magistrates can only sentence up to six months for single offences.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11295611\/Home-Secretary-Suella-Braverman-vows-zero-tolerance-clampdown-knives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Secretary Suella Braverman vows a zero<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":165062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Home Secretary Suella Braverman vows a clampdown on knives - Pre Coin News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/home-secretary-suella-braverman-vows-a-clampdown-on-knives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Home Secretary Suella Braverman vows a clampdown on knives - 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