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Welcome to the Devon and Cornwall Police website for professionals working with children and young people. On these pages you can find guidance and information across a range of themes and issues they may be facing.
We also have links to a range of resources for use in the classroom and beyond as well and links to third-party support and information. Click on ‘News and information’ for the latest from the world of Children and Young People.
Upcoming Events
22/10/2025 : School Attendance Digital Conference Details04/11/2025 : Serious youth violence and knife crime awareness training Details02/12/2025 : Tackling County Lines Digital Conference Details28/01/2026 : Victims at the Heart of Justice Digital Conference Details30/01/2026 : Tackling Spiking Online Training Details
Latest News
09/10/2025: Young children taking knives to school, BBC finds
Incidents of very young children taking knives into primary schools have been revealed by a BBC investigation.
09/10/2025: Young people say smartphones ‘almost essential’
Young people have said the social pressure to have a smartphone has made them “almost essential”.
09/10/2025: ‘Nothing short of tragic’: Inside a family court
The impact of parental alienating behaviours – when a separated partner tries to turn their children against the other parent – has been described as a “massive public health issue”. Such allegations have been at the centre of one case, followed through the family court system by the BBC.
09/10/2025: Cafcass would need 200 more social workers to implement private law reform
Government says need for more social workers is barrier to rollout of private law pathfinder, which, reportedly, has significantly improved children and families’ experiences of courts system in trial areas
