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Sure they can do something. That's not what the age of criminal responsibility means. Under the age of 10 they can't be arrested or charged but they can be stopped from doing whatever they're doing if the Police think it's unsafe.
Consider a 9 year old waving a gun around, do the Police just say "Oh, you're only 9 years old, nothing we can do here, carry on but try not to shoot anyone ok..."?
Like the link says, I hope they use their discretion, but if a child cycling on the pavement is a danger then there's loads they can do; they can ask them to stop, possibly even confiscate the bike if they refuse to do so, etc.