Speaking to CYP Now, he said: “What we’re seeing is, people who have been involved with the criminal justice system, that may be involved in criminal gangs, they may, as a matter of routine and practice, carry a knife and nobody's checking when they're going into these places.
“They have got to be safe for young people and there should be weapon detection devices in place.”
Khan vowed to lobby both Home Secretary Jeremy Hunt and youth justice minister Rob Butler for the installation of weapons detection systems, including knife arches and body-scanning wands, in youth justice buildings across London.
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