C3C1C2PART 4POLICE INVESTIGATORY AND OTHER POWERS
Pt. 4 applied (with modifications) (17.12.2021) by 1987 c. 4, s. 2E (as inserted by The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1458), arts. 1(1), 17)
Pt. 4 applied (with modifications) (17.12.2021) by 2003 c. 20, s. 31B (as inserted by The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1458), arts. 1(1), 18)
C3C1C2CHAPTER 3QUESTIONING OF CERTAIN CHILDREN
Questioning in urgent cases
I1C3C1C255C3C1C2Procedure 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).
Pt. 4 applied (with modifications) (17.12.2021) by 2004 c. 20, s. 56B (as inserted by The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1458), arts. 1(1), 19)