Police in England and Wales are producing new guidelines designed to avoid criminalising children caught sending their own naked images to each other.
Under current shameful Home Office rules, any such sexting incident reported to the
police must be recorded as a crime.
The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) will advise teachers on when they should report such incidents. It confirmed to the BBC that new guidelines were being developed but were in very early stages.
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