Year 5 pupils at Westwood Primary School, in Buckley, are now fully fledged Mini Police, after their attestation with North Wales Police.

The class group began working with PCSO Rachael Duddle in a series of sessions in Year 4, culminating in their graduating into the Mini Police Force.

Westwood Primary’s Mini Police checkout the cell in the back of the police van.

Along with PCSO Duddle, the children will continue to work on ideas for things to help their community.

At the recent ceremony, each child received a police uniform of their own - presented by Inspector Iwan Jones - in front of proud parents, before checking out a police van - including cell and sirens.

Deputy headteacher and Lynne Brown said: "We initially contacted North Wales Police and expressed an interest about the Mini Police programme just before covid.

"PCSO Duddle came in and met with the children, who were in Year 4 at the time, and spoke to them about the project. They were very enthusiastic.

"North Wales Police helped with the funding of the uniforms, and we also received a generous donation from Buckley Town Council.

Westwood Primary’s Mini Police checkout the cell in the back of the police van.

"They will start their training now, and take their skills up into Year 6, and also start to help train those children going up into Year 5.

"To support their ideas, we're also going to create QR codes to hopefully display in local shops, asking the public to put their ideas into the link.

"This will allow the children to share the wider community's thoughts with PCSO Duddle.

"It's all about building up fantastic relationships, and for the children to see that the community is there for them, and it's up to them to help shape it."

Just some of the issues pupils hope to make an impact on, included litter, bullying and electric scooters.