Changes to the Law
30 November 2012
Hi there,
The Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced this week, that the maximum penalty for carrying a knife is to increase from 4 to 5 years. This press release, available here, immediately caught my attention. It was great to see that alongside this announcement, the role played by “Education, early intervention and prevention” were also emphasised as being “vital” in tackling issues of violence in our communities.
It’ll be interesting to discuss this further with the young people of Clackmannanshire on my No Knives Better Lives peer education residential this weekend. Let’s just hope it doesn’t rain!
Cheers,
Sonal