On that point and the point made by my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester East (Keith Vaz)—with which I do not agree, incidentally—the age of criminal responsibility in Britain for children is 10, which is far younger than elsewhere in Europe. Children are required to go to a full criminal court. Surely there is something to be learned from others, or are we too arrogant to listen?
Criminal Procedural Rights (Opt-in Decision)
Proceeding contribution from
Geraint Davies
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 18 March 2014.
It occurred during Debate on Criminal Procedural Rights (Opt-in Decision).
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