Controls over sales of knives and corrosive substances


Shopworkers’ union Usdaw has welcomed the Offensive Weapons Bill, which will tighten the law on the sale of corrosive substances and knives, and is currently making its way through parliament. 


However, the union wants home secretary Sajid Javid to provide greater protection for shopworkers who will enforce the new law at the point of sale.


Usdaw is calling for an offence of attempting to illegally buy an offensive weapon to be included in the bill, so that a customer is equally liable for an illegal purchase, and a specific offence for assaulting a shopworker who is enforcing the law.

https://www.usdaw.org.uk/About-Us/News/2018/Jul/Usdaw-promotes-protection-for-shopworkers-in-the-O