Scotland stops treating under-12s as criminals but is urged to do more
Children’s commissioner says move is inadequate and minimum age should be 14
Scotland is to stop treating children under 12 as offenders later this month after the Scottish parliament voted earlier this year to raise the age of criminal responsibility from eight.
The Scottish children’s commissioner, however, has criticised the measure as inadequate and urged ministers in Edinburgh to revisit the decision and raise the minimum age to 14.