Question: when was the age of criminal responsibility lowered to 10
Answer: ( Children under 10 in England and Wales remain doli incapax , as they have been since the minimum age for criminal responsibility was raised from 8 to 10 under the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 ; power under the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 to raise the minimum age from 10 to 14 has never been implemented .