# Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Section 48: Alternatives to prosecution for offenders under 18

Extent: E+W

(1) Schedule 9 amends the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)—
(a) to make provision for the giving of youth conditional cautions to children and young persons, ...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) The Secretary of State may by order amend the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37), as amended by Schedule 9, so as to vary the provision made by it for the giving of youth conditional cautions to children and young persons under the age of 16 (including doing so by adding or omitting any provision).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/4/section/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-immigration-act-2008/section-48
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