Implications of UN General Comment Number 24 (2019) in relation to the recommendation to increase minimum age of criminal responsibility?

This workshop will consider the impact of increasing the Minimum age of Criminal Responsibility in relation to mental health services, welfare services, education services, and the taxpayer. Whilst the speakers have expertise in the implications for the United Kingdom, we will be seeking views from audience members about their respective systems and how the different services may need to be reconfigured to meet the needs of young people who commit offences. The workshop will have a focus on health economics and the potential long-term outcomes of early intervention in young offenders with mental health problems.