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Part of Prisons and Courts Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:45 pm on 18 April 2017.

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Thomas-Symonds: I beg to move amendment 95, in clause 23, page 22, line 13, at end insert—

“(11) Persons under the age of 18, when charged with the relevant offence, are exempt from this section.”

This amendment removes children from provisions allowing defendants to engage with a court in writing.