Petitions/Lower the age of child criminal responsibility for attacks and murder
StatusClosed
Opened30 Apr 2025
Closes30 Oct 2025
Government response—
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Lower the age that a child can face criminal prosecution for an act of physical violence, sexual violence, sexual abuse, sexual assault and or murder on other children. We think it should be lower than 10.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Mary Glindon
1Mary Glindon MP
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
5
Joe Morris
2Joe Morris MP
Hexham
4
Dame Chi Onwurah
3Dame Chi Onwurah MP
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
3
Dame Diana Johnson
4Dame Diana Johnson MP
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
2
Catherine McKinnell
5Catherine McKinnell MP
Newcastle upon Tyne North
2
Calum Miller
6Calum Miller MP
Bicester and Woodstock
1
Chris Webb
7Chris Webb MP
Blackpool South
1
Liz Twist
8Liz Twist MP
Blaydon and Consett
1
Alex Burghart
9Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Chris Ward
10Chris Ward MP
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
1
Lower the age of child criminal responsibility for attacks and murder — Petitions