The Home Office wants to bring in knife crime prevention orders (KCPOs), that can be imposed on any person aged 12 or over if police suspect they are carrying a knife or against those with a previous knife crime conviction.
Under the orders the courts could impose curfews, stop people associating with certain people and also restrict movement detailing which parts of the country cannot be visited.
But an alliance of youth justice groups, the Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ), says that separate and distinct guidance for their use on children needs to be brought in to ensure their welfare is protected.
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