Top judges join call for England and Wales to raise age of criminal responsibility to 14

December 23, 2025

Children can be investigated by police, charged with a crime and put on trial from age 10, the joint lowest age in Europe

The former president of the supreme court Lady Hale is urging ministers to change the law so that children as young as 10 can no longer be charged as adults.

Along with Lady Butler-Sloss, previously the highest-ranking female judge in England and Wales, she has signed an amendment to the crime and policing bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14.

Source: www.theguardian.com

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