Discusses issues arising under the existing Scottish regime regarding the acquisition by children of criminal records. Reviews the rules on the age of criminal responsibility and the criminal record consequences of appearing before a children's hearing, noting purposes for which criminal records are not expunged. Suggests ways in which, by making amendments to the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Bill 2010, the system could be improved
To support young people through the Children’s Hearing and Justice System in Scotland, practitioners...
Critical overview of amendments made by the Children (S) Act 2020 to cases brought under Part 1 of t...
This Information Sheet, written by CYCJ’s Kristina Moodie, notes that most local authorities in Scot...
Wherever possible children who come into conflict with the law should be kept out of the adult crimi...
Issues raised by Scottish Law Commission's Discussion Paper on Age of Criminal Responsibility in rel...
The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (legislation.gov.uk) was passed in Parliament...
The Act and a range of associated Rules and Regulations came into force on 24 June 2013. The Act in ...
The aim of every juvenile justice system should surely be to get it right for every child? It is poi...
The children's hearings system is unique to Scotland and is governed by statute and statutory instru...
Children in Scotland are held criminally responsible from the age of 8, something that has attracted...
A provocation paper commissioned by the British Academy for the Childhood Policy Programme. Explores...
A step by step procedural guide to the whole children's hearing system, covering the legislation and...
Discusses how the entry into force of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 has shifted ...
This, the second of a two part article, discusses the legal framework relating to a child's opportun...
In the light of the Scottish Executive's ongoing review of the children's hearings system, and recen...
To support young people through the Children’s Hearing and Justice System in Scotland, practitioners...
Critical overview of amendments made by the Children (S) Act 2020 to cases brought under Part 1 of t...
This Information Sheet, written by CYCJ’s Kristina Moodie, notes that most local authorities in Scot...
Wherever possible children who come into conflict with the law should be kept out of the adult crimi...
Issues raised by Scottish Law Commission's Discussion Paper on Age of Criminal Responsibility in rel...
The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (legislation.gov.uk) was passed in Parliament...
The Act and a range of associated Rules and Regulations came into force on 24 June 2013. The Act in ...
The aim of every juvenile justice system should surely be to get it right for every child? It is poi...
The children's hearings system is unique to Scotland and is governed by statute and statutory instru...
Children in Scotland are held criminally responsible from the age of 8, something that has attracted...
A provocation paper commissioned by the British Academy for the Childhood Policy Programme. Explores...
A step by step procedural guide to the whole children's hearing system, covering the legislation and...
Discusses how the entry into force of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 has shifted ...
This, the second of a two part article, discusses the legal framework relating to a child's opportun...
In the light of the Scottish Executive's ongoing review of the children's hearings system, and recen...
To support young people through the Children’s Hearing and Justice System in Scotland, practitioners...
Critical overview of amendments made by the Children (S) Act 2020 to cases brought under Part 1 of t...
This Information Sheet, written by CYCJ’s Kristina Moodie, notes that most local authorities in Scot...