A police trial aimed at stopping people as young as 12 from carrying knives failed to result in a single court action during its first six weeks, it has emerged. Knife Crime Prevention Orders (KCPOs) are being piloted by the Metropolitan Police by using the courts to impose restrictions on people they believe are “on the cusp” of violence. But figures obtained by the PA news agency under Freedom of Information (FOI) laws show only two orders were applied for by the Met during the first six weeks of the trial—and both were turned down by magistrates. The force said “learning was identified” from its two failed applications, adding that two orders have since been granted, although both were handed out alongside jail terms for knife offences. The 14-month trial was launched on July 7 this year—amid concern about youth violence in the capital—allowing police to apply to magistrates’ courts …