London is in the grip of a knife-crime epidemic. Last year, there were some 14,500 knife crimes recorded in London - almost 40 a day - up from nearly 11,500 in the previous year.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will lobby new Home Secretary Suella Braverman to install weapons detection systems at buildings used by youth justice services in the capital.
The Mayor of London has urged Dominic Raab to back the use of weapons detection systems in all buildings used by youth justice services (YJS) across the capital after the murder of an 18-year-old at a knife awareness course.
CYP Now investigation shows just 30 per cent of councils have weapons detectors in premises used by youth offending teams despite a review calling for such measures after the murder of a young person at a setting.