29 January 2013

CPS confirm maturity to be factor in culpability

News and events

The Transition to Adulthood Alliance has welcomed the publication by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, of a new definitive Code of Conduct for the Crown Prosecution Service, which for the first time includes the concept of maturity in guidance on assessing culpability.

 

Sitting alongside the recent inclusion of maturity in the Sentencing Council’s guidelines, this represents a major step forward in establishing the concept of maturity throughout the criminal justice process.

 

The Criminal Justice Alliance, on behalf of the T2A Alliance, is shortly to publish a report including interviews with Crown Prosecutors, exploring their views on developmental maturity. The report will be published in full on the T2A Alliance website.