Policing minister Chris Philp said he would like to see officers ramp up their use of stop and search to tackle knife crime.
The government has also announced that around £4 million will be allocated to technology to tackle knife crime, including mobile scanning devices and live facial recognition technology.
Report by Covellm.
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