The government published its serious violence strategy in April 2018. The strategy was the government's response to rising concerns over youth knife crime, criminal exploitation of children and "county lines" drug gangs.
A year on, and youth knife crime continues to hit the headlines, prompting concerns that the strategy has failed to deliver the swift action needed.
Measures in the strategy focused on four key areas: tackling county lines and drugs; earlier intervention to prevent crime; law enforcement; and supporting communities, with additional funding included to help achieve this (see below).
While welcoming the focus on supporting grassroots community organisations to tackle the problem, some voluntary sector leaders have warned that the short-term nature of funding is preventing them from implementing sustainable interventions that tackle the causes of young people getting involved in violent crime.
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