Overview
- The package is being split into a 25-article decree for immediate measures and a 40-article bill for broader reforms, with a vote now expected next week according to Matteo Salvini.
- The knife plan slated for the decree includes a ban on carrying blades over 5 cm with 1–3 years in prison, higher penalties near schools and stations, sales bans to minors including online, fines for parents, and optional arrest in flagrante also for minors.
- The Education Ministry is preparing a joint circular with the Interior Ministry to permit occasional use of portable metal detectors at school entrances on request of principals with police support.
- Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi has ordered prefects to intensify safety checks at public venues, coordinating fire brigades, labor inspectors and local police after the Crans-Montana tragedy.
- Coalition tensions and legal constraints persist over proposals such as repatriation of offending foreign minors, while other measures under review include expanded red zones, more cameras, tougher penalties for pickpocketing and home thefts, and tighter family reunification rules.