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.
Latest News
16/09/2025: AI ‘friend’ chatbots probed over child protection
Seven technology companies are being probed by a US regulator over the way their artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots interact with children.
16/09/2025: Disabled children: national eligibility criteria needed to end ‘postcode lottery’, finds law review
Law Commission issues recommendations to simplify ‘unnecessarily complex’ legal framework for disabled children to provide them and their families with clearer rights and more consistent support
16/09/2025: Headteachers in England doubling up as caretakers as funding ‘hits rock bottom’
Research finds more than 1,000 schools have suffered cumulative real-terms cuts in excess of £1m each.
16/09/2025: Is gaming the new smoking for teenage boys?
As new research reveals that 15 to 17-year-olds are spending more time playing video games than they are at school, Helen Coffey asks whether we’re sleepwalking into a mental health crisis.
