SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 32Amendments relating to sentencing

Part 1General

Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54)

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In section 23 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (remands and committals to local authority accommodation), for the definition of “sexual offence” and “violent offence” in subsection (12) there is substituted—

sexual offence” means an offence specified in Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003;

violent offence” means murder or an offence specified in Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003;