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1. • • Children under 10 cannot be arrested or charged with a crime. Children between 10 and 17 can be arrested and taken to court (dependent upon the severity of the crime committed).
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   What age can a juvenile be convicted of a crime?

   • Full criminal responsibility from age 18, with a juvenile judiciary system for offenders aged between 12 and 18 who can be sentenced to a maximum of 3 years of imprisonment in separate juvenile jails.

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   Can a 10 year old be a criminal offence?

   • A child below the age of 10 years cannot be guilty of a criminal offence: section 50 Children and Young Persons Act 1933. A child aged 10-17 inclusive may however find themselves involved with the criminal justice system.

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   What should a court consider when sentencing a child or young person?

   • 1.1 When sentencing children or young people (those aged under 18 at the date of the finding of guilt) a court must 1 have regard to: 1.2 While the seriousness of the offence will be the starting point, the approach to sentencing should be individualistic and focused on the child or young person, as opposed to offence focused.

   Sentencing Children and Young People

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   What happens if a child is sentenced in a youth court?

   • Sentences can be spent in secure children’s homes, secure training centres and young offender institutions. If a child or young person between 12 and 17 years old is sentenced in the youth court, they could be given a Detention and Training Order. This can last between four months and two years.

   Types of sentences for children and young people – Sentencing

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   What happens if a child is found guilty in a youth court?

   • Where the court decides that the case is suitable to be dealt with in the youth court it must warn the child or young person that all available sentencing options remain open and, if found guilty, the child or young person may be committed to the Crown Court for sentence.

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   What is the age of criminal responsibility?

   • The age of criminal responsibility is the age below which a child is deemed incapable of having committed a criminal offence.

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3. www.gov.uk › age-of-criminal-responsibilityAge of criminal responsibility - GOV.UK

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   The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10 years old. The rules are different in Scotland. This means that children under 10 can’t be arrested or charged with a crime....

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   If you’re aged between 12 and 17 you could get a detention and training order. This lasts between 4 months and 2 years. You would serve the first half of the sentence in custody. You’d...

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   Sentences can be spent in secure children’s homes, secure training centres and young offender institutions. If a child or young person between 12 and 17 years old is sentenced in the youth court, they could be given a Detention and Training Order. This can last between four months and two years.

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   Full criminal responsibility from age 18, with a juvenile judiciary system for offenders aged between 12 and 18 who can be sentenced to a maximum of 3 years of imprisonment in separate juvenile jails.

7. www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk › overarching-guidesSentencing Children and Young People

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   Jun 1, 2017 · The child or young person should be dealt with on the basis of their age when convicted (if different from their current age) and the court can deal with the original offence(s) in any way which it could have if the child or young person had just been found guilty.

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   Jul 13, 2023 · A child below the age of 10 years cannot be guilty of a criminal offence: section 50 Children and Young Persons Act 1933. A child aged 10-17 inclusive may however find themselves involved...

9. www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk › young-people-andYoung people and sentencing – Sentencing

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   Offenders aged 10-17 are usually dealt with and sentenced in the youth court except for cases involving very serious offences, such as murder, or where the young person will be tried alongside an adult, which are dealt with and sentenced in the Crown Court. Factors to consider.