The first youth police and crime commissioner in England and Wales has stood down following media criticism of comments she made on social networking sites. Paris Brown, 17, was due to start the job in Kent this summer, but has now decided against it. “I now feel that in the interests of everyone concerned, in particular the young people of Kent who I feel will benefit enormously from the role of a youth commissioner, that I should stand down as I feel that the recent media furore will continue and hamper my ability to perform the job to the level required,” she said.
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