Legal duty on public bodies to tackle knife crime together

Nina Jacobs
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Public sector organisations will be legally bound to work together to tackle serious violence including knife crime under a new duty announced by the government.

Under the plans, local authorities, the police and the health service will be required to work together on child protection and case reviews. Picture: Viacheslav Iakobchuk/Adobe Stock
Under the plans, local authorities, the police and the health service will be required to work together on child protection and case reviews. Picture: Viacheslav Iakobchuk/Adobe Stock

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