Greater Manchester Police install forever amnesty bins across region

Greater Manchester Police has launched a forever amnesty following the success of Operation Sceptre’s week-long knife amnesty last year.

The campaign which ran in September 2019, saw over 600 knives deposited in amnesty bins across the Greater Manchester region.

The project, run by GMP and the British Ironwork Centre, is part of the centre's Save a Life, Surrender your Knife campaign which saw the creation of the nationally-renowned Knife Angel sculpture.

Forever amnesty will see ten knife amnesty bins permanently placed in police stations throughout the region, allowing people to dispose of knives in a safe and anonymous way.

Ten knife amnesty bins permanently placed in police stations throughout the region. Credit: GMP

The bins will be distributed in the following locations:

  • Manchester

  • Stockport

  • Stretford

  • Tameside

  • Swinton

  • Oldham

  • Wigan

  • Bolton

  • Bury

  • Rochdale.

Greater Manchester Police’s Superintendent Chris Downey, said: