Drunk children escaping punishment
It was claimed yesterday that drunk and disorderly children are escaping punishment. [13 June 2008]
Figures showed that prosecutions have dropped more than 70 per cent in some areas since 1997. David Ruffley, shadow police reform minister, said that binge-drinking children are being let off with 'a slap on the wrist'.
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