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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)

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Question reference: S5W-00088

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 16 May 2016
Current Status: Answered by Mark McDonald on 24 May 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many children under the age of 12 have received a criminal record since the publication of Do the Right Thing: Progress Report 2012.

The information is not held centrally.

A criminal record is only created on the Criminal History System when offence grounds are accepted or established through the children's hearing system. Annual information on children's hearings is the operational responsibility of the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) and is published in respect of each business year i.e. 1 April to 31 March.

SCRA have published research information about backgrounds and outcomes of a number of children aged 8-11 who have been referred to the reporter on offence grounds:

http://www.scra.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Backgrounds-and-outcomes-for-children-aged-8-11-years-old-who-have-been-referred-for-offending.pdf.

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Question reference: S5W-00088

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