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Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report
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Published: Wednesday 07 Nov 2018 (EHRiCS052018R05)
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Executive Summary
Introduction
Purpose of the Bill
Legislative Background
Historical context and development of the policy approach
Scottish Law Commission
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Attempts to raise the age of criminal responsibility
Independent Advisory Group on the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility
Consideration of the Bill
Participation and engagement
Stakeholder engagement
Consideration by other Committees
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Finance and Constitution Committee
Financial Memorandum
Part 1 - Age of Criminal Responsibility
Setting the age of criminal responsibility at 12
Raising the age of criminal responsibility beyond 12
Cognitive Development
Participation and Protection Rights
Conclusions on the age of criminal responsibility
Children's Hearings
Conclusion on children's hearings
Part 2 - Disclosure of convictions and other relevant information rleating to time when a person is under 12
ORI (‘other relevant information’) – current processes
Disclosure of information relating to under-12s
Independent Reviewer
Appeals Process
Looked After Children and Disclosures
Part 3 - Victim Information
Sharing of information - Children's Hearing on offence grounds
Variability of information and support provided
Rights of victims and those who cause harm
Public awareness raising
Part 4 - Police Powers
Criminalisation
Police powers - general
"Place of safety"
Definition of a "place of saftey"
Use of police station as a 'place of safety'
Search Powers
Interviewing of children
Advocacy Provision
Right to Silence
Taking of prints and forensic samples
General Principles of the Bill
Annex A: Age of Criminal Responsibility Toolkit
Annex B: Written and Oral Evidence
Image: Ages of criminal responsibility in the EU
Image: Simon Pountain gives evidence to the Committee
Image: Lynzy Hanvidge attends the Committee
Image: James Docherty, Violence Reduction Unit, gives evidence at the Committee
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