Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Alert Sample


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Offensive Weapons Act 2019 mentioned

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10 Mar 2025, 4:50 p.m. - House of Commons
"the sale of Offensive Weapons Act but rolling the claimant review will also bring forward amendments to the bill in this House to introduce "
Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Mar 2025, 4:52 p.m. - House of Commons
"online platforms that failed to take action on illegal content containing knives and Offensive Weapons Act and will introduce requirement for sellers to notify bulk or suspicious "
Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
28 Apr 2025, 9:24 p.m. - House of Commons
"bring Offensive Weapons Act onto the "
Chris Bloore MP (Redditch, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript


Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 26th February 2025
Estimate memoranda - Ministry of Justice Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2024-25

Justice Committee

Found: Home Office Nitrous Oxide Ban £1.500m Home Office Pre-Charge Bail £4.000m Home Office Offensive Weapons Act



Secondary Legislation
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) (England and Wales) Order 2025
Section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) (“section 141”) provides that any person who manufactures, sells or hires or offers for sale or hire, exposes or has in that person’s possession for the purpose of sale or hire, or lends or gives to any other person, a weapon to which that section applies shall be guilty of an offence.
Home Office
Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Draft affirmative
Laid: Thursday 27th March - In Force: Not stated

Found: Section 141(12A) is inserted by section 46(15) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (c. 17). (2)Inserted



Parliamentary Research
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-25 - CBP-10213
Mar. 06 2025

Found: Criminal Justice Act 1988; section 141A, Criminal Justice Act 1988; section 1, Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act



Bill Documents
May. 01 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 1 May 2025
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: To move the following Clause— “Delivery of knives etc (1) The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is amended

Apr. 30 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 30 April 2025
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: To move the following Clause— “Delivery of knives etc (1) The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is amended

Apr. 29 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 29 April 2025
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: To move the following Clause— “Delivery of knives etc (1) The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is amended

Apr. 29 2025
Letter to the Committee from Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP, Minister of State for Policing and Crime Prevention relating to details of a final tranche of Government amendments which were tabled on 24 April (CPB88)
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: To move the following Clause— “Delivery of knives etc (1) The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is amended

Apr. 28 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 28 April 2025
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: To move the following Clause— “Delivery of knives etc (1) The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is amended

Apr. 25 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 25 April 2025
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: To move the following Clause— “Delivery of knives etc (1) The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is amended

Apr. 24 2025
Written evidence submitted by Mr R E Flook (CPB75)
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Inputs have also been made to previous legislation such as the Offensive Weapons Act. 2.

Apr. 24 2025
Written evidence submitted by John Pidgeon (CPB63)
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 16.

Apr. 01 2025
Written evidence submitted by JUSTICE (CPB21)
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: We therefore urge the Bill Committee to amend the Bill as follows: 14 See Offensive Weapons Act 2019

Mar. 06 2025
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-25
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Briefing papers

Found: Criminal Justice Act 1988; section 141A, Criminal Justice Act 1988; section 1, Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act

Feb. 25 2025
Bill 187 EN 2024-25 - large print
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Explanatory Notes

Found: sections 141 and 141A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, and section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act

Feb. 25 2025
Bill 187 EN 2024-25
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Explanatory Notes

Found: sections 141 and 141A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, and section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act

Feb. 25 2025
Bill 187 2024-25 (as introduced)
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Bill

Found: ” (3) In section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959— (a) in subsection (1) omit the

Feb. 25 2025
Bill 187 2024-25 (as introduced) - large print
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Bill

Found: ” (3) In section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959— (a) 10 in subsection (1) omit



Department Publications - Policy paper
Thursday 24th April 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 31 grant to Trading Standards: 2024 to 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 31 grant to Trading Standards: 2024 to 2025

Thursday 24th April 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 31 grant to Trading Standards: 2024 to 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 31 grant to Trading Standards: 2024 to 2025

Thursday 24th April 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 31 grant to Trading Standards: 2024 to 2025
Document: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 31 grant to Trading Standards: 2024 to 2025 (webpage)

Found: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 31 grant to Trading Standards: 2024 to 2025

Tuesday 1st April 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Crime and Policing Bill 2025: Keeling Schedules
Document: (PDF)

Found: Index Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 – Section 1 P olice and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Monday 24th March 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Forensic Science Regulator code of practice
Document: (PDF)

Found: substance’ means anything listed (irrespective of their concentrations) in Schedule 1 of the Offensive Weapons Act

Monday 24th March 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Forensic Science Regulator code of practice
Document: (PDF)

Found: substance’ means anything listed (irrespective of their concentrations) in Schedule 1 of the Offensive Weapons Act



Department Publications - Statistics
Wednesday 19th February 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Independent end-to-end review of online knife sales
Document: (PDF)

Found: Age Verification – Delivery The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (OWA) introduced strict guidance requiring

Wednesday 19th February 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Independent end-to-end review of online knife sales
Document: Independent end-to-end review of online knife sales (webpage)

Found: Appendix B: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 PDF, 653 KB, 75 pages This file may not be suitable for users

Wednesday 19th February 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Independent end-to-end review of online knife sales
Document: (PDF)

Found: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 CHAPTER 17 Explanatory Notes have been produced to assist in the understanding

Wednesday 19th February 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Independent end-to-end review of online knife sales
Document: (PDF)

Found: by anyone, anywhere, provided they are compliant with the Criminal Justice Act 1988, the Offensive Weapons Act



Draft Secondary Legislation
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) (England and Wales) Order 2025
Section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) (“section 141”) provides that any person who manufactures, sells or hires or offers for sale or hire, exposes or has in that person’s possession for the purpose of sale or hire, or lends or gives to any other person, a weapon to which that section applies shall be guilty of an offence.
Home Office

Found: Section 141(12A) is inserted by section 46(15) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (c. 17). (2)Inserted



Deposited Papers
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Knives and offensive weapons: consultation on personal liability measures on senior executives of online platforms or marketplaces. Government response. 22p
Document: Consultation_Response-Personal_Liability_Measures.pdf (PDF)

Found: criminal offences under section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act




Offensive Weapons Act 2019 mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Government Publications
Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Safer Communities Directorate
Source Page: Knife crime statistics: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500457624 - Information Released - Annex (Excel)

Found: implemented.NotesNote numberNote descriptionnote 1Introduced as a result of Part 4 of the Offensive Weapons Act

Tuesday 25th February 2025
Justice Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Source Page: Recorded Crime in Scotland: year ending December 2024
Document: Recorded Crime in Scotland: year ending December 2024 (PDF)

Found: 2021, which came into effect on 24 August 2021; • The enactment of various sections of the Offensive Weapons Act

Tuesday 17th December 2024
Safer Communities Directorate
Justice Directorate
Source Page: Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2022-23
Document: Criminal Proceedings in Scotland: 2022-23 (PDF)

Found: under 12 can no longer be charged or arrested. 88 E.15 On 28th June 2022, Section 6 of the Offensive Weapons Act