Video highlights of Laura Pasternak, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament for the Care and Justice Bill.
This response provides comment on proposals from the Scottish Government for a new Care and Justice Bill. This is an important opportunity to create policy reform to improve the youth justice and care systems in Scotland.
A submission of evidence to the Scottish Parliament Committee by WC?S regarding the Disclosure (Scotland) Bill from August 2019.
Who Cares? Scotland submits evidence to the Scottish Parliament Committee regarding the age of criminal responsibility. Who Cares? Scotland fully supports increasing the age of criminal responsibility and prosecution to 16 years old.
The Care Council discuss their views on the Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill through a discursive workshop.
Our response to the consultation on changes to the Disclosure System
Who Cares? Scotland provides evidence to the Scottish Parliament Committee regarding the age limit of responsibility. We suggest this changes from age 12 to age 16, as recommended by the UNCR.
Who Cares? Scotland’s Consultation on the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility from April 2018. We welcome the introduction of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) into Scottish Parliament and recognise this as a historic moment in the progress of human rights in Scotland.
A report on the Criminalisation of Care Experienced people to inform the Howard League’s ongoing project: ‘Ending Criminalisation of Children in Residential Care’.
Our response to the consultation on the Proposed Draft Police Act
1997 and Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act
2007 Remedial Order 2018
Our response to the consultation on Working Together for People Who Go Missing – December 2015
Who Cares? Scotland’s Response to the Consultation on the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility. During the consultation we spoke to 32 Care Experienced young people about their thoughts on Minimum ages the Children’s Hearing System, police relationships with young people in care, criminal records and disclosures.
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