Article 6 Warrants to secure attendance

(1)

Paragraph (2) applies where a warrant to secure attendance is in force in relation to a child, and that child is in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.

(2)

A constable may enforce the warrant—

(a)

by searching for the child;

(b)

by apprehending the child;

(c)

by taking the child to, and detaining the child in, a place of safety;

(d)

by bringing the child before the relevant proceedings; and

(e)

so far as is necessary for the execution of the warrant, by entering premises if the constable has reasonable grounds for believing the child is on those premises.

(3)

A constable may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the powers set out in paragraph (2)(a) to (e).

(4)

In this article, “relevant proceedings”, in relation to a warrant to secure attendance, means the children’s hearing or, as the case may be, proceedings before the sheriff in respect of which it is granted.