{"id":46570,"title":"Major Campaign Win: Ronan's Law Announced","description":"Ronan\u2019s Law: The government has announced a series of new and stricter measures to tackle knife crime in Ronan\u2019s name.","content":"<p><strong>Ronan\u2019s Law: The government has announced a series of new and stricter measures to tackle knife crime in Ronan\u2019s name.<\/strong> <\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/zew4fbukw08jzeo2zfpnhvsw6ktvcup4voskjsfheiuoadym.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"zew4fbukw08jzeo2zfpnhvsw6ktvcup4voskjsfheiuoadym.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>Before the election, the Labour Party committed to introducing Ronan's Law - a series of new and stricter measures to tackle knife crime - if they were elected. <\/p><p>On Tuesday 18th February we met UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper MP at Ronan's old school to discuss her department\u2019s work on this, and she confirmed a number of measures under Ronan's Law will be introduced in to Parliament in the Spring. <\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/lxnswtpmx1nlct56gb8fdsgaesiwe4tuwhbyjwshmtdupmg3.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"lxnswtpmx1nlct56gb8fdsgaesiwe4tuwhbyjwshmtdupmg3.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>This includes stricter rules for retailers selling knives online, tougher penalties for those who break them and a new policing unit to deal with weapons being sold online. <\/p><p>The Home Office will also be launching a consultation on a registration\/licensing scheme for online knife sellers - we will be sharing details on this soon. <\/p><p>These measures are a major step forward for our campaign against knife crime, but there is still so much change that is necessary. <\/p><p>We will continue to work with the government, and hold them to account to right the wrongs which led to what happened to our boy Ronan.<\/p>","urlTitle":"major-campaign-win-ronans-law-announced","url":"\/blog\/major-campaign-win-ronans-law-announced\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/major-campaign-win-ronans-law-announced\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/justiceforronankanda.org\/blog\/major-campaign-win-ronans-law-announced\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1740040612,"updatedAt":1740041455,"publishedAt":1740041455,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":294530,"name":"#JusticeForRonan"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/643e7cs5fptrfyvhjsxkeb7gmtdlenoa5mbjjsrd5x7yhv29.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/643e7cs5fptrfyvhjsxkeb7gmtdlenoa5mbjjsrd5x7yhv29.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/643e7cs5fptrfyvhjsxkeb7gmtdlenoa5mbjjsrd5x7yhv29.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":35959,"title":"New law to ban zombie-style knives and machetes announced today","url":"\/blog\/new-law-to-ban-zombie-style-knives-and-machetes-announced-today\/","urlTitle":"new-law-to-ban-zombie-style-knives-and-machetes-announced-today","division":294530,"description":"New law to ban zombie-style knives and machetes announced todayThe government finally announced the new law to ban zombie-style knives and machetes today.  We of course welcome this new law, however, we won\u2019t stop fighting until unlicensed swords - the weapon used to take Ronan\u2019s life - are included.  Hand picking which knives are to be banned and which are not is really not the solution","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/0h2o9zrva9c2czsdkzqrw2kndp1ptx40du9q6j5hnlyrqhnz.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/0h2o9zrva9c2czsdkzqrw2kndp1ptx40du9q6j5hnlyrqhnz.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":35876,"title":"Campaigning alongside Idris Elba","url":"\/blog\/campaigning-with-idris-elba-and\/","urlTitle":"campaigning-with-idris-elba-and","division":294530,"description":"On 8th January we joined forces with Idris Elba outside parliament as part of his new campaign Don\u2019t Stop Your Future (DSYF) to combat knife crime.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/gkjnhru11edamiru874kmpbptkjb5qa1gwj6njfjnt9y4tby.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/gkjnhru11edamiru874kmpbptkjb5qa1gwj6njfjnt9y4tby.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":50237,"title":"Hike up Mam Tor raises \u00a34554 in Ronan's name!","url":"\/blog\/mam-tor-raises-4554-in-ronans-name\/","urlTitle":"mam-tor-raises-4554-in-ronans-name","division":294530,"description":"On May 10th, friends and family joined us as we hiked up Mam Tor in memory of Ronan.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/uiganksuij9svrzgytgwunfbfyabczkqv9whaznugvkb7peq.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/uiganksuij9svrzgytgwunfbfyabczkqv9whaznugvkb7peq.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}