C5C3C6C4C10PART 1ARREST AND CUSTODY

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) by 2003 c. 20, s. 31A (as inserted (25.1.2018) by The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/46), art. 2(2)(a)(f), Sch. 2 para. 2 (with art. 6))

C3

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) by 1994 c. 33, s. 137ZA (as inserted (25.1.2018) by The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/46), art. 2(2)(a)(f), Sch. 1 para. 4 (with art. 5(2)))

C6

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) by 2004 c. 20, s. 56A (as inserted (25.1.2018) by The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/46), art. 2(2)(a)(f), Sch. 2 para. 3 (with art. 6))

C4

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) by 1987 c. 4, s. 2D (as inserted (25.1.2018) by The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/46), art. 2(2)(a)(f), Sch. 2 para. 1 (with art. 6))

C5C3C8C6C7C4C9C2C10CHAPTER 3CUSTODY: PERSON OFFICIALLY ACCUSED

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Person to be brought before court

I1C123Notice to parent that under 18 to be brought before court

1

Subsection (2) applies when a person who is 16 years of age or over and subject to a supervision order or under 16 years of age—

a

is to be brought before a court in accordance with section 21(2), or

b

is released from police custody on an undertaking given under section 25(2)(a).

2

A parent of the person mentioned in subsection (1) (if one can be found) must be informed of the following matters—

a

the court before which the person is to be brought,

b

the date on which the person is to be brought before the court,

c

the general nature of the offence which the person has been officially accused of committing, and

d

that the parent's attendance at the court may be required under section 42 of the 1995 Act.

3

Subsection (2) does not require any information to be given to a parent if a constable has grounds to believe that giving the parent the information mentioned in that subsection may be detrimental to the wellbeing of the person mentioned in subsection (1).

4

In this section—

  • parent” includes guardian and any person who has the care of the person mentioned in subsection (1),

  • supervision order” means compulsory supervision order, or interim compulsory supervision order, made under the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011.