You can use reasonable force to protect yourself or others if a crime is taking place inside your home. This means you can: There’s no specific definition of ‘reasonable force’ - it depends on the...

A guide to UK Self Defence laws Self-defence is perhaps the best-known defence to violent crimes, but many people do not know what the law means in practice. Self-defence allows you to use force to protect yourself or another person, or to defend your property or to prevent crime.

Self-defence is a justification defence rather than excuse. The common law defence of self-defence applies where the defendant uses necessary, reasonable and proportionate force to defend themselves or another from imminent attack.

2021年10月22日 · Are self defence weapons legal in the UK? In the UK, it’s illegal for any member of the public to carry a lethal or non-lethal self defence weapon. The maximum sentence for possessing a weapon in the UK is 6 years in prison, whilst possessing firearms is 10 years.

Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Cross Heading: Self-defence etc. is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 January 2025. There are changes that may be...

Fact Sheet: Use of force in self-defence Introduction 1. It is rare for householders to be confronted by intruders in their homes and even rarer for them to be arrested, prosecuted and...

Public and private defences cover the common law defence of self-defence, prevention of crime under the Criminal Law Act 1967 and the protection of property under the Criminal Damage Act 1971.

2023年1月20日 · Laws on self defence in the UK are broadly established by a combination of common law and statute. Legal self defence in the UK allows for someone to use ‘reasonable force’ to defend themselves, another person, to protect their property, to prevent crime or to apprehend a criminal suspect.

There is concern that individuals may face legal proceedings if they use force against an assailant and in so doing cause injury (or death) to that assailant. The law relating to self defence is extremely complex and these pages aim to provide a comprehensive insight into the subject.

2024年9月2日 · Self-defence allows reasonable force to be used in order to defend either yourself or another person, or to defend your property. A person may also use reasonable force in the circumstances, for the prevention of crime, or in the lawful arrest of an offender.