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Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities (SmartLaw Subscription)

The age of criminal responsibility is 10 across most of the UK, but do young people really understand their legal rights and responsibilities and how they interact with the law every day?

Overview

This lesson introduces students to the concepts of their legal rights and responsibilities and explores how the law impacts their daily lives. Students explore the different ages that various laws come into effect before being asked to consider at what age they believe young people become legally capable.

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