Met Police launch Knife Crime Prevention Orders for suspects as young as 12 The pilot, which started on 5 July, will allow Knife Crime Prevention Orders (KCPOs) to be used to impose curfews and restrict travel outside geographical boundaries, limit an individual’s use of social media, and explicitly ban individuals from carrying a knife. COURT ORDERS restricting children as young as 12 who are suspected to be carrying knives are being trialled in London by the Met Police, Home Secretary Priti Patel announced today. The pilot, which started on 5 July, will allow Knife Crime Prevention Ord...