# The Secure Remands and Committals (Prescribed Description of Children and Young Persons) Order 1999, Article 2


The following descriptions of children and young persons are prescribed for the purposes of section 23(5) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969–
(a) any child who is of the age of 12 or 13;
(b) any person who is of the age of 14;
(c) any female person who is of the age of 15 or 16.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1265/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/secure-remands-and-committals-prescribed-description-of-children-and-young-persons-order-1999/article-2
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