Call over children's hearing system

Mar 3 2010

Older teenagers who get into trouble with the law should not be dealt with by the courts, an independent panel has urged.

The panel, brought together by the charity Action for Children Scotland, have been examining how the children's hearing system could be reformed and they called for it to be extended to deal with those aged 16 and 17.

At the moment, anyone of that age charged with an offence can be dealt with by the court system.