Gang injunctions have been available for use with 14- to 17-year-olds since January this year as part of a series of measures announced last November by Home Secretary Theresa May to deal with the fallout of last summer’s riots.
If successfully applied for in court, they can prevent those suspected of being related to gang culture from entering certain areas, or from wearing "gang colours".
But despite the government saying they would be “a valuable tool” in tackling gangs, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has said the measure has only been used on one occasion.
In a message to youth offending teams, the organisation said that “to the YJB’s knowledge”, only one under-18 gang injunction has been granted.
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