Did you know that ten year old children can treated as criminals in this country?

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That's right... the age of criminal responsibility for children in England & Wales is only 10 years old! This is the lowest age in Europe and one of the lowest worldwide. Alma- Constance and Lucinda talk to Kirsty Brimelow KC, an expert in international human rights, public and criminal law and recently elected Vice Chair of the Bar Council for 2025. She explained: How the law of criminal responsibility has come aboutThe sorts of crimes that children are charged withThe impact on the live...