Statement
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention (Dame Diana Johnson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
As part of this Government’s aim to halve knife crime within a decade, the Government has a manifesto commitment to establish personal liability measures on senior executives of online platforms and marketplaces, which fail to take action to remove illegal content relating to knives and offensive weapons. Today we are launching a consultation to test views on how this commitment will be implemented in new legislation.
The consultation will run for a 4-week period and provides an opportunity for the public to have their say.
A copy of the consultation and related options assessment will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses and published on Gov.UK.
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