This scheme ran between 3 August 2026 and 31 August 2026.

Applies to England

Documents

Knife and weapons surrender arrangements 2026

Total surrendered knives and weapons

Details

The government provided knife and weapons surrender arrangements in:

This scheme ran between 3 and 31 August 2026.

These arrangements allowed members of the public to surrender weapons anonymously at a mobile surrender van operated by FazAmnesty in the West Midlands and London and through surrender bins installed by Word 4 Weapons and funded by the Home Office.

The scheme involved 45 surrender bins, including the provision of 8 additional surrender bins in South and West Yorkshire, alongside 37 existing bins in the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and London. No compensation was payable under these arrangements.

Updates to this page

13 November 2026 Added data on total surrendered knives and weapons.

Added data on total surrendered knives and weapons.

3 August 2026 First published.

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