Sussex Police is ramping up its work with local businesses and Trading Standards to prevent the sale of knives to under 18s as part of their ongoing commitment to tackle knife crime and serious violence.

Officers are carrying out test purchase operations to engage with retailers on the Challenge 25 policy, which is challenging those who look under the age of 25 trying to purchase a knife.

Retailers have an important role to play, by helping to ensure that weapons are not falling into the wrong hands. It is illegal to sell a knife to anyone under the age of 18, and anyone found carrying a knife in public, without a reasonable excuse, faces serious legal consequences.

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