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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
The minimum age at which a person can be held legally responsible for committing a criminal offence. It is 10 in England and Wales.
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Paper 2
Revise: Rights and Legal Entitlements of Citizens at Differing AgesThe age of criminal responsibility is the minimum age at which someone can be held legally responsible for committing a criminal offence. In England and Wales, it is 10.
Paper 1, Paper 2
The minimum age at which a child can be held criminally responsible for an offence; it is 10 in England and Wales.
Specify England and Wales when giving the age of criminal responsibility or the minimum marriage age; laws can differ within the UK.
State the jurisdiction: the age of criminal responsibility is 10 in England and Wales, not throughout the UK.
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The age of criminal responsibility answers a different question: when can a child be held responsible for a criminal offence? In England and Wales, children under 10 cannot be charged with a crime. From 10, criminal responsibility is possible, but this does not make a child an adult or give them adult rights.
