Age of Criminal Responsibility Advisory Group

Overview

The advisory group was established to assist Scottish ministers to undertake the statutory review to evaluate the operation of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019, as well as to consider a future age of criminal responsibility. The three year review period starts on the day on which section 1 of the Act comes into force.

A learning event was held in January 2023 to support the review, highlight and consolidate learning and prepare the way for consulting with relevant stakeholders at the appropriate time. Read the full report of the event.

The most recent learning event was in January 2024. The aim of this event was to focus on the learning from year 2 of commencement and to prioritise next steps for the final year of the review period of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) 2019 Act. Read the full report of the event.

Related groups

• Age of Criminal Responsibility Programme Board

Members

The following organisations are members of the group:

• Action for Children
• Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice
• COSLA
• Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
• Disclosure Scotland
• Includem
• CAMHS Lead Clinicians' Group
• National Youth Justice Advisory Group
• Police Scotland
• Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
• Social Work Scotland 
• Together
• Victim Support Scotland
• Children’s Hearings Scotland
• Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service

Publications