Possession and sale of the knives could be punishable by up to two years in prison.
Possession of so-called ‘zombie knives,’ currently defined by the Government as a blade with ‘a cutting edge, a serrated edge and images or words suggesting it is used for violence’, is already illegal.Under the new measures, the Home Office said the definition will include any bladed weapon more than eight inches long with a plain-cutting edge and sharp pointed end that also has either a serrated cutting edge, more than one hole in the blade or multiple sharp points like spikes.
Police will be given new powers to seize and destroy knives found on private premises if there are ‘reasonable grounds to believe the blade will be used in a serious crime’, said the Home Office. National Police Chiefs’ Council knife crime lead, Commander Stephen Clayman, said the proposals would offer ‘robust measures’ to tackle knife crime ‘when used appropriately’.
The Sentencing Council will also be asked to consider amending guidelines for the possession of bladed articles and offensive weapons so that these are treated more seriously than possession of non-prohibited weapons.Policing minister Chris Philp said the newly-prohibited weapons ‘serve no other purpose but to inflate criminal egos and endanger lives’ and there is ‘no reason’ to own them.
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