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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/juvenile-justice-centre-rules-northern-ireland-2008/article-26",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2008/427",
  "legislation_title": "Juvenile Justice Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/juvenile-justice-centre-rules-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "article/26",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Girls in custody",
  "text": "(1) The director shall have in place a policy for the care of girls in custody, subject to any directions by the Secretary of State, which makes such provision or arrangements as are considered necessary and appropriate to meet the needs and reasonable preferences of girls, including the provision of separate accommodation within a centre.\n(2) The director may vary the regime to meet the needs of girls.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 26 in operation at 12.11.2008, see rule 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/427/article/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:34:22.373836+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}