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Croydon Council’s knife crime strategy wins praise from London Mayor (25 July 2017)

Date: 25/07/2017
Duncan Lewis, Crime Solicitors, Croydon Council’s knife crime strategy wins praise from London Mayor

A scheme run by Croydon Council’s Trading Standards team has won praise from the Mayor of London for its pro-active approach to combating knife crime.

Sadiq Khan’s The London Knife Crime Strategy outlines a comprehensive plan of action to tackle what he describes as “the immediate threat to safety posed by knife crime in London”.

Among the proposed measures are proposals to offer knife detectors to London’s secondary schools and ensure tough penalties are imposed on traders who sell knives to underage customers.

Croydon Council – in partnership with the police and voluntary sector – is currently working on an action plan to tackle serious youth violence, including knife crime.

The council says that the strategy will include enforcement, community engagement, education and prevention, as well as diverting those at risk of becoming victims or perpetrators away from knife crime.

The plan will encompass existing measures – including Trading Standards’ ongoing checks of traders – and a free course the council runs, which offers small- and medium-sized businesses and their staff instruction on the laws relating to age-restricted sale of goods, including knives and blades.

The approach by Croydon Trading Standards in engaging with the borough’s traders won the London Mayor’s approval.

Croydon Council’s Cabinet Member for communities, safety and justice, Councillor Hamida Ali, said:

“Knife crime is on the rise in London – and we must do all we can to keep potentially lethal knives out of the hands of those young people who feel compelled to carry them.

“I’m really pleased to see the work of our Trading Standards officers recognised in this way by the Mayor of London – it’s a real testament to the work they do, day in and day out.

“They have a leading reputation in London for their work in tackling knife crime – and are to be congratulated for their approach to this very real problem, by ensuring traders meet their obligations to the communities they serve.”


Croydon Council is running Do You Pass? training sessions for retailers on Wednesday 18 October and Wednesday 31 January – the sessions include a 30-minute, multiple-choice examination and courses are free of charge to small- or medium-sized Croydon-based businesses.

The sessions will also feature a short presentation unique to the borough from Public Health Croydon, called Protecting children and young people – everyone’s business.

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