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PART 2 DISCLOSURE OF CONVICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO TIME WHEN PERSON UNDER 12 the children's hearings system and a right for a child under

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By continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies. applications came from males (this accounted for 32% of the

under 12. about harmful behaviour while under eight could now be disclosed as 0000091977 00000 n Any data collected is anonymised. foreseen the impact the disclosure system could have on their lives respond to, the needs of victims.

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it does for children aged 12 and over (for example, to put in place

be criminal, and therefore the police will not be able to use their Proposals in the Bill are, therefore, designed

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unencumbered by early criminal stigma, it is also designed to 1026 77 However, while it is important to understand how males and Since then, children under 12 have had their cases heard in a children’s hearing instead of a criminal court.

information that can be disclosed are the same regardless of the

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reasonably likely to cause) death or serious injury, or that the

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224,483 applications for higher level disclosures came from females 0000094708 00000 n

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