People trying to buy knives online will face tougher measures to prove their age under new restrictions being brought forward in the wake of the Southport knife attack.Axel Rudakubana, who has admitted murdering three young girls last July, bought a knife from Amazon when he was just 17, despite existing laws which prohibit the sale of most knives to under-18s. Online retailers will be forced to ask anyone buying a knife for two types of identification under government plans, with buyers asked to submit an identity document, such as a passport, and record a live video to prove their age.Amazon has said it takes its “responsibility around the sale of all age-restricted items – including bladed products – extremely seriously” and has launched an investigation.Stronger ID checks are one of the proposals from a review of online knife sales being carried out for the government by Commander Stephen Clayman, the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead for knife crime.At present, customers ordering knives on Amazon, for example, are asked to enter their date of birth and told: “Proof of age and a signature will be required on delivery”.Cdr Clayman had been due to report at the end of this month, but the plans are now being brought forward and will be incorporated into the Crime and Policing Bill, due to be presented to parliament this spring.The government, which has pledged to halve knife crime over the next decade, previously ann …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnPeople trying to buy knives online will face tougher measures to prove their age under new restrictions being brought forward in the wake of the Southport knife attack.Axel Rudakubana, who has admitted murdering three young girls last July, bought a knife from Amazon when he was just 17, despite existing laws which prohibit the sale of most knives to under-18s. Online retailers will be forced to ask anyone buying a knife for two types of identification under government plans, with buyers asked to submit an identity document, such as a passport, and record a live video to prove their age.Amazon has said it takes its “responsibility around the sale of all age-restricted items – including bladed products – extremely seriously” and has launched an investigation.Stronger ID checks are one of the proposals from a review of online knife sales being carried out for the government by Commander Stephen Clayman, the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead for knife crime.At present, customers ordering knives on Amazon, for example, are asked to enter their date of birth and told: “Proof of age and a signature will be required on delivery”.Cdr Clayman had been due to report at the end of this month, but the plans are now being brought forward and will be incorporated into the Crime and Policing Bill, due to be presented to parliament this spring.The government, which has pledged to halve knife crime over the next decade, previously ann …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
