To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answers to the hon. Member for East Ham of 23 March 2017 to Questions 68535 and 68460, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislation to (a) control the sale and purchase of products with high acidic content and (b) restrict by age of consumer the sale and purchase of such products.
Answered on
11 July 2017
The Home Office and the National Police Chiefs’ Council jointly hosted a meeting on 4 July with medical experts, police, retailers, and officials from a number of Government departments and agencies to share understanding about the nature of attacks and discussed action being taken by the respective agencies. We are currently considering with retailers what action can be taken to restrict access to the most harmful products used in acid and other corrosive substance attacks.