Age Of Criminal Responsibility
EDM number 1043 in 2003-04, proposed by Hilton Dawson on 26/04/2004.
That this House welcomes the approach set out in Every Child Matters, to develop integrated and universal services for children coupled with the identification of children at risk of becoming involved in anti-social behaviour from a very young age; believes however that the criminalisation of children as young as 10 impedes effective work with children and their families and accelerates progress into a youth custody system where 26 children have died in recent years; and therefore calls upon the Government to make the 35th anniversary of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 by bringing into law its unimplemented clauses to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14.
This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Dawson | 26/04/2004 | Lancaster & Wyre | Labour | Proposed |
| Martin Caton | 27/04/2004 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 27/04/2004 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| David Drew | 27/04/2004 | Stroud | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 28/04/2004 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 28/04/2004 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 28/04/2004 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Bottomley | 28/04/2004 | Worthing West | Conservative | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 29/04/2004 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Neil Gerrard | 30/04/2004 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
| John Austin | 30/04/2004 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Colman | 04/05/2004 | Putney | Labour | Signed |
| Harold Best | 04/05/2004 | Leeds North West | Labour | Signed |
| Jenny Tonge | 04/05/2004 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 04/05/2004 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
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