Part of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (3rd Day) – in the House of Lords at 4:14 pm on 15 December 2021.
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar:
Moved by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
69: Before Clause 102, insert the following new Clause—“Penalty for cruelty to children(1) In section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (cruelty to persons under 16), in subsection (1)(a) (penalty on conviction on indictment), for “ten” substitute “14”.(2) Subsection (1) applies only in relation to offences committed on or after the day on which this section comes into force.”Member’s explanatory statementThis Amendment increases the penalty under section 1(1)(a) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 to 14 years.
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