The UK's first youth police and crime commissioner has been appointed in Kent.

Paris Brown, 16 and from Sheerness, is due to take up her post in August.

But she will be unveiled at a launch this morning at Gail House in Maidstone.

She is due to work alongside police commissioner Ann Barnes, representing young people across the county.

Paris (pictured right) won the role after competing against more than 160 other applicants.

She was educated at the Isle of Sheppey Academy and works for Swale Borough Council as an apprentice within the commissioning and open spaces department.

The teenager enjoys community-related projects and has also been involved in creating a skate park in Sittingbourne.

The post will last for a year and pays a salary of £15,000 - including £5,000 from the commissoner's £85,000 pay.

Paris said: "I'm really excited and I can’t wait to start. I'm really pleased that I have been offered this opportunity and I’m looking forward to getting out there to work with young people as soon as I can."

Kent youth police commissioner Paris Brown with Ann Barnes

Ann Barnes said: "I'm delighted that Paris will be working alongside me to build a bridge between the world of young people and policing.

"This will be a real hands-on role and I'll be relying on Paris to guide my office on how we can deliver a better service for all young people in the county and tackle youth offending."