enquiries

"Further enquiries are ongoing at this stage," the statement said.

A 33-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man in Dungannon last week, has been released on bail pending further enquiries.

It added it worked closely with government and police to understand changes in knife crime, and assisted police enquiries.

At the time of the inspectorate's revisit, the force had not completed any enquiries to trace the suspects despite receiving intelligence the same people were exploiting other children.

A Met spokesperson said on Monday: "A full file of evidence remains with the CPS for their consideration. Detectives from the Met continue to make enquiries, with support from prosecutors."