The Home Office has launched its Violent Crime Action Plan, which focuses on crimes involving serious violence.

The Plan sets out what the government, together with police and local agencies, will do over the next three years to cut homicide, knife crime, gun- and gang-related crime and sexual and domestic violence.

Key actions set out in the plan include:

• launching a new £1 million campaign to challenge the idea that weapons are ‘glamorous’, and address the fear and peer pressure that drive youngsters to carry weapons
• working with Be Safe to offer a million young people access to education about the dangers of weapons
• doing more to protect children from sex offenders – including a pilot in four police force areas to allow the release of more information about offenders’ convictions to certain members of the public
• working with the technology and communications industries to tackle violence and offensive content on the internet, and in video games, films and other media

The Plan is available to download from the Home Office website.