# Policing and Crime Act 2009, Paragraph 14

Extent: E+W

(1) A detention order is an order that the defaulter be detained for a period specified in the order in such youth detention accommodation as the Secretary of State may determine.
(2) The period specified under sub-paragraph (1) may not exceed the period of three months beginning with the day after that on which the order is made.
(3) In sub-paragraph (1) “ youth detention accommodation ” means—
(a) a secure training centre;
(aa) a secure college;
(b) a young offender institution;
(c) a secure children's home, as defined by section 102(11) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
(4) The function of the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1) is exercisable concurrently with the Youth Justice Board.
(5) A person detained under a detention order is in legal custody.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/26/schedule/5A/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/policing-and-crime-act-2009/schedule-5A/paragraph-14
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