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Should England and Wales raise the age of criminal responsibility?
England and Wales has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in Europe. In this episode of The Law Society Gazette, Paul Rogerson speaks to Bar Council chair Kirsty Brimelow KC and Dr Laura Janes KC about calls to raise the threshold from 10 to 14, the evidence on children’s development and offending, and whether alternatives to prosecution could better protect both children and the public.
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