C1Part I Treatment of Young Offenders

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Custody and detention of persons under 21

1CF1 Accommodation of offenders sentenced to detention in a young offender institution.

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Subject to section 22(2)(b) of the Prison Act M11952 (removal to hospital etc.), an offender sentenced to detention in a young offender institution shall be detained in such an institution unless a direction under this section is in force in relation to him.

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The Secretary of State may from time to time direct that an offender sentenced to detention in a young offender institution shall be detained in a prison or remand centre instead of a young offender institution, but if he is under 17 at the time of the direction, only for a temporary purpose.