The Department of Justice (DoJ) has launched a new consultation on increasing the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (MACR) in Northern Ireland, and is seeking your views.
The consultation document provides background and information on the issue, which is an important one given the potential impact it has on children’s lives, and they are therefore very keen to hear your views. DoJ are encouraging everyone with an interest to read the consultation document and submit a response and are particularly keen to hear the views of children and young people, as they are the group most impacted by the issue; a youth friendly version of the consultation document has been developed to assist with this.
All information and relevant documents, along with the ways to respond, can be found on the Department’s website at: Consultation on increasing the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility in NI | Department of Justice (justice-ni.gov.uk)
The deadline for response is Friday 23rd December 2022.
Email: macrviews@justice-ni.gov.uk
