Gang injunctions have been available for use with 14- to 17-year-olds since January 2012 as part of a series of measures announced by Home Secretary Theresa May to deal with the fallout of the 2011 riots.
If successfully applied for in court, the injunctions can prevent those suspected of being linked to gangs from entering certain areas, or from wearing "gang colours".
But a report reviewing their use in gang hotspot areas found that they have rarely been used since they were introduced.
Data provided by 25 of the 33 Ending Gang and Youth Violence areas shows that up until January this year, a total of 88 gang injunctions had been put in place, but only two of these related to under-18s.
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