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Legal Update: Legal aid cuts penalise children

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  • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Government proposals to cut civil and criminal legal aid threaten children and young people's access to justice, says Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Age of criminal responsibility

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  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales remains one of the lowest in the world after it is raised in Scotland from eight to 12.

Legal Update: The age of criminal responsibility

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  • Tuesday, June 25, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The age of criminal responsibility of 10 years old in England and Wales has drawn criticism from MPs and the UN, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Roundup of this week's other youth justice news

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  • Thursday, July 11, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Grayling launches review of privileges for young offenders; police stop and search practices criticised; and revised standards for appropriate adult schemes published, all in this week's youth justice news.

Children to lose court anonymity at 18

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  • Wednesday, April 9, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Children could be deterred from giving evidence in court cases and young offenders could have their rehabilitation harmed as a result of a legal ruling that will allow them to be named publicly once they turn 18.

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