Extracts from second reading debate (Commons) on the Offensive Weapons Bill - June 27

Thursday, 28 June 2018 08:46

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):...I would also like some detail on the proposal to make the possession of a knife on a further education premises an offence. As has been mentioned, there are some scenarios where this is permissible. In the case of training, gamekeepers, chefs, cooks, hairdressers, Electricians, builders and carpenters all require a bladed instrument, so in many respects these people will have to be excluded from the provisions... To read the whole debate, CLICK HERE...Request free trial