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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 February 2026
Debate
Crime and Policing BillContribution
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child deems anything below 12, the global average, as unacceptable. It urges nations to set the bar as high as possible, ideally at 14. In 2023, the committee specifically urged us to raise it to 14, but the then Government declined, stating that they believed that children aged 10 can
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