The Criminal Procedure Rules 2010

Form of warrant where male aged 15 or 16 is committed

18.8.—(1) This rule applies where a male aged 15 or 16 years is remanded or committed to—

(a) local authority accommodation, with a requirement that he be placed and kept in secure accommodation;

(b) a remand centre; or

(c) a prison.

(2) The court must include in the warrant of commitment a statement of any declaration that is required in connection with that remand or committal.

[Note. Section 23(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969(1), as modified by section 98 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(2), allows a magistrates’ court to remand or commit a boy, aged 15 or 16, to local authority secure accommodation, a remand centre or a prison in order to protect the public from serious harm. Section 23(4) of the 1969 Act requires the court to declare that the boy is one to whom section 23(5) of that Act, as modified by section 98(3) of the 1998 Act, applies (e.g. violent or sexual offence, history of absconding etc.).]

(1)

1969 c. 54; section 23(4) was amended by section 97 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) and section 201 of the Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41).

(2)

1998 c. 37; section 98 was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), paragraphs 38 and 39 of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8 to, the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43), Part 4 of Schedule 5 to, the Children Act 2004 (c. 31), section 4 of the Criminal Defence Service Act 2006 (c. 9) and by article 3 of and paragraph 13 of S.I. 2008/912. It was also amended by section 210 of the Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41), except in relation to extradition proceedings on or before 31 December 2003).