# Children and Young Persons Act 1933, Section 31: Separation of children and young persons from adults in police stations, courts, &c.

Extent: E+W

Arrangements shall be made for preventing a child or young person while detained in a police station, or while being conveyed to or from any criminal court, or while awaiting before or after attendance in any criminal court, from associating with an adult (not being a relative) who is charged with any offence other than an offence with which the child or young person is jointly charged, and for ensuring that a girl (being a child or young person) shall while so detained, being conveyed, or waiting, be under the care of a woman.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/23-24/12/section/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-act-1933/section-31
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