Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee
1 juillet 2026
Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee
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15:32 - 15:46
Intervenant 2
I now move to the title of the order. Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 Offensive Weapons Amendment England and Wales Order 2026. I call the Minister to move the motion. Minister Sarah Jones.
15:46 - 17:10
Intervenant 1
Thank you, Mr. McShots. It's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon.
I beg to move that the committee has considered the draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 Offensive Weapons Amendment England and Wales Order 2026. The order before us today seeks to amend the definition of ninja sword in the list of prohibited offensive weapons by amending the definition contained in the Criminal Justice Act 1988 Offensive Weapons Order 1988. I'll briefly set out the context. The existing legislation which bans ninja swords followed from a manifesto commitment to respond to tireless campaigning by the family of Ronan Kanda, who was just 16 when he was fatally stabbed by a person using a ninja sword in 2022. In 2024, the government ran a public consultation on the proposed definition of a ninja sword in order to ban these weapons and in line with our aim to halve knife crime within a decade.
The consultation sought views from the public and interested stakeholders on a draft definition of a ninja sword. Ninja swords are defined as a bladed article with a blade between 14 inches and 24 inches in length with one straight cutting edge and a tanto-style point. This length was chosen in order to exclude knives and tools designed for legitimate purposes, such as many kitchen knives and other types of knives.
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