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(i)    

the effect on the levels of youth violence with offensive weapons

of the reduction in police numbers,

(ii)    

the effect on the levels of youth violence with offensive weapons

of the reduction in public spending on—

(a)    

children’s services,

(b)    

Sure Start,

(c)    

state-maintained schools,

(d)    

local authorities,

(e)    

youth offending teams,

(f)    

Border Force, and

(g)    

drug treatment programmes.

(3C)    

A court may not be given the power to make knife crime prevention orders until

the Secretary of State has consulted—

(a)    

each devolved authority,

(b)    

each police force,

(c)    

organisations representing different racial groups as defined in section 9

of the Equality Act 2010,

(d)    

non-governmental organisations, including charities, which in the

opinion of the Secretary of State have a relevant interest,

(e)    

organisations representing those working within children’s services,

state-maintained schools and youth offending teams, and

(f)    

the wider public.

(3D)    

A court may not be given the power to make knife crime prevention orders until

the Secretary of State has laid a report on the consultation under subsection (3C)

before both Houses of Parliament.

(3E)    

In each year in which a court has made a knife crime prevention order, the

Secretary of State must lay a report before both Houses of Parliament setting

out—

(a)    

how many individuals have been given a knife crime prevention order,

broken down by—

(i)    

region,

(ii)    

age groups,

(iii)    

different racial groups as defined in section 9 of the Equality Act

2010,

(b)    

how many individuals under subsection (4)(a) were under 18 years old at

the time the order was made,

(c)    

an assessment of what restrictions have been implemented as part of

knife crime prevention orders and their impact on the rights of children,

(d)    

an assessment of whether knife crime prevention orders have had any

impact on the levels of violent crime,

(e)    

an assessment of the impact of knife crime prevention orders on the

relationship between vulnerable young people and law enforcement,

(f)    

an assessment of the impact of knife crime prevention orders on different

racial groups as defined in section 9 of the Equality Act 2010,

(g)    

an assessment of the impact of knife crime prevention orders on access

to child protection and diversion activities for young persons aged under

18,

(h)    

whether the Government intends to maintain or revoke the power for

courts to make knife crime prevention orders, an explanation of the

Government’s decision, and all departmental evidence relating to the

decision,

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(i)    

an assessment of whether knife crime prevention orders have had any

impact on the prison population,

(j)    

guidance given to authorities on the burden of proof required to sanction

a young person through such an order.”

Lords Amendment No. 62

As an Amendment to the Lords Amendment:—

Secretary Sajid Javid

(a)

Line  22,  after “etc),” insert—

“(ja)    

section (Delivery of bladed products to persons under 18) of this Act

(delivery of bladed products to persons under 18),”

Lords Amendment No. 63

As an Amendment to the Lords Amendment:—

Secretary Sajid Javid

(a)

Line  7,  after “17” insert “, (Delivery of bladed products to persons under 18)”

OFFENSIVE WEAPONS BILL (PROGRAMME (NO. 3))

Secretary Sajid Javid

That the following provisions shall apply to the Offensive Weapons Bill for the

purpose of supplementing the Orders of 27 June 2018 (Offensive Weapons Bill

(Programme)) and 28 November 2018 (Offensive Weapons Bill (Programme) (No. 2)):

Consideration of Lords Amendments

1.    

Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not

previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after their

commencement at today’s sitting.

2.    

The proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Lords Amendments

Nos. 27, 28, 1 to 26 and 29 to 95.

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Subsequent stages

3.    

Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without

any Question being put.

4.    

The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not

previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their

commencement.