Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says Territory Families has a range of programs at their disposal for dealing with offenders under the age of 12.

She told Katie Woolf police will investigate instances where it’s believed adults and older youth are commissiong kids under the age of criminal responsibility to commit crimes.

When asked about funding boarding facilities at Yipirinya School, Ms Fyles says that infrastructure already exists elsewhere in Alice Springs, which could provide an immediate solution.

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