Zombie-style knives and machetes surrender and compensation scheme

“Nationwide call to surrender all zombie-style knives and machetes.

A nationwide call to hand over zombie-style knives and machetes has been launched by the Government, ahead of these dangerous weapons being banned from our streets.

From 24 September, it will be illegal to own zombie-style knives and machetes as they are added to the list of dangerous prohibited items already banned, including zombie knives, butterfly knives, Samurai swords and push daggers.

Ahead of the new ban coming into force, anyone who has one of these weapons is being urged to hand them over – safely and legally.

The surrender scheme will allow people to hand in knives that fall within the new legislation at police stations, in return for an application for compensation. The scheme runs for four weeks between 26 August to 23 September, without repercussions for surrendering these potentially dangerous knives safely.

In Dyfed-Powys, knives can be surrendered at the following stations:

·        Llanelli Police Station – SA14 8QN

·        Carmarthen Police Station – SA312PD

·        Ammanford Police Station – SA18 2LS

·        Aberystwyth Police Station -SY23 1PH

·        Cardigan Police Station – SA43 1EW

·        Haverfordwest Police Station – SA61 1PF

·        Llandrindod Wells Police Station – LD1 5DF

·        Brecon Police Station – LD3 8HR

·        Newtown Police Station – SY16 1EN

Find the opening times for your local police station here.

Anyone making a compensation claim can do so at the point of surrendering the weapon at their local police station. Police forces will forward their application on to the Home Office to be processed.

After 24 September, anyone caught with a zombie-style knife, or a machete faces time behind bars.

Find out more about the scheme here.”