HL Deb 17 July 1997 vol 581 c132WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will give urgent consideration to raising the age of criminal responsibility in the Isle of Man in accordance with the recommendation of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in January 1995.

Lord Williams of Mostyn

This is a matter for the Isle of Man Government. I understand that they have no present plans to review the age of criminal responsibility, which is the same in the Isle of Man as in England and Wales.

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the age of criminal responsibility in the Isle of Man is lower than elsewhere in the United Kingdom and its islands.

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The age of criminal responsibility in the Isle of Man is 10. This is the same as in England and Wales, and in the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey.