Section 25 Attendance at court of parents of child or young person brought before court.

C1(1)

For section 34 of the principal Act there shall be substituted the following section:—

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34
(1)
Where a child or young person is charged with any offence or is for any other reason brought before a court, any person who is a parent or guardian of his may be required to attend at the court before which the case is heard or determined during all the stages of the proceedings, and any such person shall be so required at any stage where ;the court thinks it desirable, unless the court is satisfied that it would be unreasonable to require his attendance.
(2)
Where a child or young person is arrested or taken to a place of safety, such steps shall be taken as may be practicable to inform at least one person whose attendance may be required under this section”.

(2)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 2, 4–15, 22, 23(2)(6)–(8), 24, 25(2), 33, 53(1)(2), 59, 61, Sch. 1, Sch. 3 paras. 10, 16–23, 25–27, 33–36, 44, 46, 48, 49 repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), Sch. 6

Modifications

C1: The text of ss. 16(1), 17(1)(2), 25(1), 31, 32, 34, 35(3), 36, 38(2), 43, 57(1), 64(1) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Notes on Part I

Modifications

C1: Pt. I amended (E.W.) by Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42), s. 2(1), Sch. 1