Article 9 Separation of child in police detention from adults charged with offencesC1

(1)

Arrangements shall be made for preventing a child while he is detained in a police station from associating with a person who is charged with any offence other than an offence with which the child is jointly charged.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply where the person is—

(a)

a parent or guardian of the child;

(b)

a relative of the child; or

(c)

a child.

(3)

Arrangements shall be made for ensuring that so far as practicable while a child who is a girl is detained in a police station she shall be under the care of a woman.

Annotations

Modifications

C1: Art. 9 applied (with modifications) by 1994 c. 33, s. 137D(4)(d) Sch. 7B Pt. 3 (as inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.3.2018 in so far as not already in operation) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 116(1)(3), 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 16; S.I. 2018/227, art. 2(f))

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transf. by SR 2003/137