PART 4POLICE INVESTIGATORY AND OTHER POWERS
CHAPTER 3QUESTIONING OF CERTAIN CHILDREN
Questioning in urgent cases
55Procedure following authorisation of questioning under section 54
1
This section applies where the questioning of a child is authorised by section 54.
2
The constable authorised under section 54 to question the child must inform the child—
a
that the questioning of the child has been authorised under section 54, and
b
that the child has the right not to answer questions.
3
A constable must, in so far as practicable, inform a parent of the child about the authorisation under section 54.
4
Subsection (3) need not be complied with if the constable reasonably suspects that informing a parent of the child would exacerbate the risk of loss of life.
5
A constable must inform a child interview rights practitioner about the authorisation under section 54.
6
A constable must, as soon as reasonably practicable after authorisation is granted under section 54, apply for a child interview order authorising an investigative interview of the child in relation to the behaviour mentioned in section 54(1).