Children who carry knives to get support earlier in England and Wales

David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, said every child caught with a sharp weapon will be given a specialised plan from youth justice services. Photograph: tatyana_tomsickova/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Children who carry knives will be given earlier and more targeted support in the wake of stabbings at a secondary school, David Lammy has said.

The deputy prime minister said every child in England and Wales caught with a sharp weapon will be given a mandatory, specialised plan from the authorities.