Paragraph 18.8 Form of warrant where male aged 15 or 16 is committedI1
England and Wales Not yet in force
This rule applies where a male aged 15 or 16 years is remanded or committed to—
local authority accommodation, with a requirement that he be placed and kept in secure accommodation;
a remand centre; or
a prison.
The court must include in the warrant of commitment a statement of any declaration that is required in connection with that remand or committal.
[Note. Section 23(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969f1, as modified by section 98 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998f2, allows a magistrates' court to remand or commit a boy, aged 15 or 16, to local authority secure accommodation, a remand centre or a prison in order to protect the public from serious harm. Section 23(4) of the 1969 Act requires the court to declare that the boy is one to whom section 23(5) of that Act, as modified by section 98(3) of the 1998 Act, applies (e.g. violent or sexual offence, history of absconding etc.).]
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 2 para. 18.8 in force at 3.4.2006, see rule 1
Footnotes
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1969 (c. 54); section 23(4) was amended by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37), section 97(1) and by the Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41), section 201(1) and (4).
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1998 (c. 37); section 98 was amended by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), Schedule 4, paragraph 7, by the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43), Schedule 7, paragraphs 38 and 39 and Schedule 8 and by the Children Act 2004 (c. 31), Schedule 5, Part 4.