{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989/section-98",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989/section-98.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1989/41",
  "legislation_title": "Children Act 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989",
  "path": "section/98",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "98",
  "heading": "Self-incrimination.",
  "text": "(1) In any proceedings in which a court is hearing an application for an order under Part IV or V, no person shall be excused from—\n(a) giving evidence on any matter; or\n(b) answering any question put to him in the course of his giving evidence,\non the ground that doing so might incriminate him or his spouse or civil partner of an offence.\n(2) A statement or admission made in such proceedings shall not be admissible in evidence against the person making it or his spouse or civil partner in proceedings for an offence other than perjury.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 98(1)(2) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 261(1), Sch. 27 para. 132; S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(2) (subject to arts. 2(3)-(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 98 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/98",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T07:28:21.051680+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}