Those "progressive" Brits are at it again:

Seize errant youngsters' bikes and mobiles, says Tory Chris Grayling

Seizing children’s mobile phones and bicycles could deter them from getting into trouble, according to Chris Grayling, the Shadow Home Secretary.

He said giving police the power to confiscate children’s property could become a kind of “21st-century clip around the ear”...all police officers should be given greater discretion and a better range of punishments to help them to deal with the “Nokia generation”. Informal community punishments would help police to deal with antisocial behaviour without leaving children with a long-term criminal record that could harm their future employment prospects"

...though there is a voice of some reason:

But Harry Fletcher, assistant general secretary of the National Association of Probation Officers, said: “All the evidence shows that the way forward with children in trouble is rehabilitation, not pointless punishment. Taking their mobile phones away will simply encourage them to steal one or buy a pay-as-you-go phone.”