In the United Kingdom, there are some laws that are broken by those that have not reached the age of majority, so it is important to know what age a child can be prosecuted within the United Kingdom. Throughout the United Kingdom the law for certain parts have different laws concerning the age in which a child can be prosecuted, however if you live within England and Northern Ireland the law for this type of prosecution starts at age 10.
In some areas the nature of the crime is usually the deciding factor of how young or old a child is before they are prosecuted. For the most part in the United Kingdom, if the crime causes harm to another or if the murder occurs then most assuredly the child will be charge for the crime as severely as any adult who commits a similar crime. There have been many cases in which children that have killed other children whether on purpose or by accident and they have been charged and convicted as if they were an adult. With these laws in place it means that the child no matter how old they are must be responsible for their actions.
In some cases there are some children who may commit an offence which is considered to be anti-social behavior, in which they will be given an order called the “Anti-Social Behavior Order”, with this order if your child commits offenses such as bullying other children, if they commit acts of vandalism on private or public property, if they are found to be joy riding in a stolen vehicle, in the act of some sexual impropriety, acts of thefts, being caught with alcoholic beverages, and acts of burglary, that child may receive one of these orders. This list is not complete but it does show the range that the law looks at when deciding to issue your child the “Anti- Social Behavior Order’.
Another way your child may be prosecuted is if he is remanded to the “Young Offenders Centre” where they may be held until they are the age of 18 or may be transferred to the adult prison at that age. In an effort to keep down the amount of crime those children commit in the UK, the area magistrate cracks down on these offenders, but they also have programs in place to help them get on the right path as well.
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