Kids Law
This is a podcast about children and the laws that affect them as they grow up. Alma-Constance, our host, decided to start the podcast in 2021, when she turned 10 years old. Living in England, UK, she discovered that at 10 years old she would have reached the age of criminal responsibility. This is one of the youngest ages of criminalising children in the developed world. That was a pretty shocking discovery for her especially as she realised that she and her peers knew nothing about what this meant in practice and how it can affected children and their families. With the help of Lucinda Acland, a lawyer, and supported by Next 100 Years, they set out to ask some questions of leading experts to help children make sense of it all. There are a lot of laws that affect #children as they grow up and they are confusing and complicated and can affect all aspects of their day-to-day life from #education to online protections or at home, if families break up. It is difficult to keep track and understand the laws and how they impact a child's life. Alma-Constance is determined to help #TeachKidsLaw at a much younger age to help them grow up into adults confident with their legal knowledge. Understanding how the law works and being able to understand complex concepts of #justice and #ruleoflaw will help anyone as they try to navigate their lives. You can email us: kidslaw@spark21.org or reach us on social media channels and our www.kidslaw.info website.
Kids Law
All about Inquiries
After a major tragedy, public inquiries look at what happened, why it happened, and who is to blame, and what could be done to prevent this happening again. One of the most notorious is the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry, where many innocent people were falsely accused of crimes.
Alma and Lucinda spoke to Flora Page, a barrister at 23 Essex Street Chambers, she recently represented the sub postmasters in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. She told us:
· Why inquiries are so important when there has been a major tragedy
· How they ensure organisations are held accountable for their actions
· Her role in the post office horizon IT Inquiry and why lawyers are involved?
· How the voices of children and young people can be heard in an Inquiry
When Flora was 10 she liked sailing and acting and thought she wanted to be a geologist!
Written, edited and produced by Lucinda Acland.
References and Resources
What is the Role of Ethics in Law (Richard Moorhead Series 4 Episode 8)
Watch Flora Page interview witnesses with commentary
Post Office Horizon IT inquiry Livestream videos
https://www.23es.com/barrister/flora-page/
UK Covid-19 inquiry Post Office Horizon IT inquiry.
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/public-inquiries
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06410/
If you've got any questions, ideas about a topic or someone to interview, get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!! You can email us at kidslaw@spark21.org, contact us through the website: www.kidslaw.info or through social media: Facebook, X and Instagram @KidsLawInfo
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