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Children and Young Persons Act 1969

1969 c. 54 · Enacted 22 October 1969 · Extends to United Kingdom

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s. 70repealed in partAccess to Justice Act 1999 Sch. 15 Pt. 5(2)

An Act to amend the law relating to children and young persons; and for purposes connected therewith.C1

[22nd October 1969]

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

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Act extended (S.) by Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 390(4)

Contents

  1. Part I: Care and other treatment of juveniles through court proceedings
  2. Care of children and young persons through juvenile courts
  3. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. Consequential changes in criminal proceedings etc.
  7. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not yet in force
  8. 5Restrictions on criminal proceedings for offences by young persons.
  9. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 7Alterations in treatment of young offenders etc.
  11. 7A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 9Investigations by local authorities.
  14. 10Further limitations on publication of particulars of children and young persons etc.
  15. Supervision
  16. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 11A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. 12A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. 12AA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. 12B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 12C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. 12D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  25. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. 14A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  28. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 16A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 16B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  31. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  32. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  33. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  34. Committal to care of local authorities
  35. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. 20A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  38. 21A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  39. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  40. 23Remands and committals to local authority accommodation. Repealed
  41. 23ALiability to arrest for breaking conditions of remand. Repealed
  42. 23BReport by local authority in certain cases where person remanded on bail
  43. 23AAElectronic monitoring of conditions of remand Repealed
  44. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  45. Transfer
  46. 25Transfers between England or Wales and Northern Ireland. Repealed
  47. 26Transfers between England or Wales and the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
  48. 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  49. Detention
  50. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  51. 29Recognisance on release of arrested child or young person.
  52. 30Detention of young offenders in community homes.
  53. 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  54. 32Detention of absentees.
  55. Conflict of interest between parent and child or young person
  56. 32A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  57. 32B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  58. 32C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  59. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  60. Transitional modifications of Part I for persons of specified ages
  61. 34Transitional modifications of Part I for persons of specified ages.
  62. Part II: Accommodation etc. for children in care, and foster children
  63. Community homes
  64. 35—45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  65. 46Discontinuance of approved schools etc. on establishment of community homes.
  66. 47—50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  67. 51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  68. 52Section 52
  69. 53—55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  70. 56, 57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  71. 58, 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  72. Part III: Miscellaneous and general
  73. 60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  74. 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  75. 62—64A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  76. Financial provisions
  77. 65Grants to voluntary organisations etc.
  78. 66Increase of rate support grants.
  79. 67Administrative expenses.
  80. Supplemental
  81. 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  82. 69Orders and regulations etc.
  83. 70Interpretation and ancillary provisions.
  84. 71Application to Isles of Scilly.
  85. 72Transitional provisions, minor amendments and repeals etc.
  86. 73Citation, commencement and extent.
  87. Schedule 1. . .
  88. Schedule 2. . .
  89. Schedule 3: Approved schools and other institutions
  90. Provisions as to staff
  91. 1Paragraph 1
  92. 2Paragraph 2
  93. Use of premises as homes for children in care
  94. 3Paragraph 3
  95. 4Paragraph 4
  96. 5Paragraph 5
  97. 6Paragraph 6
  98. 7Paragraph 7
  99. Financial provisions
  100. 8Paragraph 8
  101. 9Paragraph 9
  102. 10Paragraph 10
  103. 11Paragraph 11
  104. Interpretation
  105. 12Paragraph 12
  106. Schedule 4: Transitional provisions and savings
  107. Part I: General
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 1AParagraph 1A
  110. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  111. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  112. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  113. 5Paragraph 5
  114. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  115. 7Paragraph 7
  116. 8Paragraph 8
  117. 9Paragraph 9
  118. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  119. 11Paragraph 11
  120. 12Paragraph 12
  121. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  122. 14Paragraph 14
  123. 15Paragraph 15
  124. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  125. 17Paragraph 17
  126. 18Paragraph 18
  127. Part II: Interim Provisions Pending Commencement of Provisions of Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
  128. 19Paragraph 19
  129. 20Paragraph 20
  130. 21Paragraph 21
  131. 22Paragraph 22
  132. 23Paragraph 23
  133. 24Paragraph 24
  134. Schedule 5: Minor and Consequential Amendments of Enactments
  135. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  136. The Act of 1933
  137. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  138. 3Paragraph 3
  139. 4Paragraph 4
  140. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  141. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  142. 7Paragraph 7
  143. 8—10Paragraph 8—10 Repealed
  144. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  145. 12Paragraph 12
  146. The Education Act 1944
  147. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  148. 14—17Paragraph 14—17 Repealed
  149. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  150. 19—22Paragraph 19—22 Repealed
  151. The Criminal Justice Act 1948
  152. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  153. 24Paragraph 24
  154. 25, 26Paragraph 25, 26 Repealed
  155. The Sexual Offences Act 1956
  156. 27Paragraph 27
  157. The Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957
  158. 28Paragraph 28
  159. 29—32Paragraph 29—32 Repealed
  160. The Adoption Act 1958
  161. 33Paragraph 33
  162. 34Paragraph 34
  163. 35Paragraph 35
  164. 36Paragraph 36
  165. The Mental Health Act 1959
  166. 37Paragraph 37 Repealed
  167. 38—40Paragraph 38—40 Repealed
  168. 41Paragraph 41 Repealed
  169. 42Paragraph 42 Repealed
  170. 43Paragraph 43 Repealed
  171. 44Paragraph 44 Repealed
  172. 45Paragraph 45 Repealed
  173. The Criminal Justice Act 1961.
  174. 46Paragraph 46
  175. The Act of 1963
  176. 47Paragraph 47 Repealed
  177. 48Paragraph 48 Repealed
  178. 49Paragraph 49
  179. 50—52Paragraph 50—52 Repealed
  180. 53Paragraph 53
  181. 54Paragraph 54 Repealed
  182. The Criminal Justice Act 1967
  183. 55Paragraph 55 Not yet in force
  184. 56Paragraph 56 Repealed
  185. The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
  186. 57Paragraph 57 Repealed
  187. 58Paragraph 58
  188. 59Paragraph 59
  189. 60Paragraph 60
  190. 61Paragraph 61
  191. 62Paragraph 62
  192. 63Paragraph 63
  193. 64Paragraph 64
  194. 65Paragraph 65
  195. 66Paragraph 66
  196. 67, 68Paragraph 67, 68 Repealed
  197. 69Paragraph 69
  198. 70Paragraph 70
  199. 71Paragraph 71
  200. 72Paragraph 72
  201. 73Paragraph 73 Repealed
  202. 74Paragraph 74
  203. 75Paragraph 75
  204. 76Paragraph 76
  205. 77Paragraph 77
  206. 78Paragraph 78 Repealed
  207. 79Paragraph 79
  208. 80Paragraph 80
  209. 81Paragraph 81
  210. 82Paragraph 82 Repealed
  211. 83Paragraph 83
  212. Schedule 6Repeals
  213. Schedule 7. . .