Part 2Criminal justice and procedure

Mental health disposals for convicted children

20Hospital directions

(1)

The 1995 Act is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 59A (hospital directions)—

(a)

in subsection (1), “, not being a child,” is repealed,

(b)

in subsection (10), after the definition of “medical treatment” insert—

““sentence of imprisonment” includes any sentence of detention,”.