Ensuring all 16 and 17 year olds have access to the children's hearings
The Committee heard from many organisations, including Police Scotland, that there is a close correlation between children coming into conflict with the law who have been impacted by one or more factors such as trauma, poverty or medical conditions.Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting of 22 March 2023, Col 10
Research by the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) into children aged 12 to 15 years involved in offending and referred to the Children’s Reporter and Procurator Fiscal in Scotland found that—
63% of children had home addresses in areas ranked within SIMD5 quintiles 1 and 2 which are areas classified as deprived;
65% were living at home with their parent(s) and over a quarter (26...