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We Were Wondering… How Old Do You Have to Be to Get Arrested?
Rhian Howells- Education and Engagement Lead, Children's Legal Centre Wales. This is a question we ask all the time in our outreach sessions: “What age can you be arrested?” More than half of the time, both young people and adults get it wrong. The most common...
Too Young for Social Media — Old Enough for Criminal Responsibility? Time to rethink child justice in England and Wales
Dr Rhian Croke, Policy Advocacy and Strategic Litigation Lead, Children’s Legal Centre Wales Last week, the House of Lords debated two pieces of legislation that go to the heart of how we understand childhood, maturity, and responsibility in the UK. The first is the...
Humbug to Hug: Protecting every Tiny Tim
Charles Dickens created Tim to highlight the struggles of poor and disabled children in Victorian Britain. Back then, children like Tim had no guaranteed rights. But today, in Wales, children’s rights are supported by Welsh laws, which require the government to...