Call to raise age of kids’ crime liability

Scottish Lib Dems have launched a bid to increase the age of criminal responsibility in Scotland to 16.

Legislation currently going through Holyrood aims to raise this from eight to 12.

But MSP Alex ColeHamilton said Scotland should “get ahead of the curve when it comes to protecting our children” by increasing the age at which they can be held accountable for their behaviour by the courts.