Kent PCC Ann Barnes plans to scrap the youth crime commissioner post which has attracted scandal since it was created in 2013.

In a report to be considered next week, it emerged that Mrs Barnes wants to replace the youth commissioner post with a newly-formed Youth Advisory Group.

The £15,000-a-year position was introduced to engage young people across the county on policing matters.

But the role backfired when her first appointment, Paris Brown, then aged 17, resigned after making offensive comments on Twitter.

After receiving a barrage of criticism, the teenager stepped down in April 2013, just six days after being appointed.

News Shopper: Kent Police's first youth police commissioner Paris Brown

Paris Brown resigned from the youth commissioner role in 2013.

Miss Brown's replacement, former London 2012 torchbearer Kerry Boyd, was also caught up in controversy over claims that she had a relationship with a married former councillor.

Miss Boyd's contract was not renewed when it came to an end in February.

The report states that the youth commissioner role was a success but it was a "significant burden" for one person due to a "mischievous and vicious" press.

There was concern that "too often the press and others are quick to judge" and could place "an individual under intense scrutiny", the report added.

There were also worries about the workload and how effective one person could be at representing the views of young people across Kent.

News Shopper: Youth Crime Commissioner, Kerry Boyd.

Former Kent youth commissioner Kerry Boyd.

Under the new plans, Mrs Barnes will ring-fence £15,000 a year to enable the proposed Youth Advisory Group to fund projects and engage with vulnerable or "hard to reach" young people.

The group will include members of various youth organisations, including Pipeline Youth Initiative, Kent Youth County Council and Medway Youth Parliament.

It is anticipated its first meeting will be in September.

The Kent and Medway police and crime panel will meet to consider the proposal on June 2.