Knife Crime Prevention Orders (KCPOs)
Operational guidance for relevant authorities involved in the KCPO process.
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Knife Crime Prevention Orders (KCPOs) are an additional tool that the police can use to work with young people and others to help steer them away from knife crime and serious violence by using positive requirements to address factors in their lives that may increase the chances of offending, alongside measures to prohibit certain activities to help prevent future offending.
This guidance is primarily intended to be used by the relevant authorities who can apply for a KCPO, namely the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The guidance will also be of interest to the Judiciary.
It was published following a public consultation.
Last updated 5 January 2022 + show all updates
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