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Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019: learning event 26 January 2023 - key findings
The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (‘the Act’) places a duty on Ministers to review the operation of the Act with a view to considering a future age of criminal responsibility within three years of commencement.
Key stakeholders
There were key stakeholders from a number of organisations including:
- Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ)
- Police Scotland
- Social Work Scotland
- Representatives from a number of local authority Social Work departments (East Lothian, North and South Lanarkshire, Fife, Ayrshire, North and South Ayrshire, Falkirk, Highland, Orkney, Aberdeenshire, Dumfiries and Gallaway, Angus, East Dunbartonshire and Inverclyde)
- Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)
- Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
- Scottish Government
- Child interview rights practitioners (ChIRPs)
- Children's Hearings Scotland (CHS)
- Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB)
- Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
- Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
- Victim Support Scotland
- Action for Children
Contact
Email: athena.lynch@gov.scot
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