2021 No. 287

Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Recovery of Costs (Remand to Youth Detention Accommodation) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 103(2)(a) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 20121.

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Recovery of Costs (Remand to Youth Detention Accommodation) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 1st April 2021.

2

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendments to the Recovery of Costs (Remand to Youth Detention Accommodation) Regulations 20132

Regulation 3 of the Recovery of Costs (Remand to Youth Detention Accommodation) Regulations 2013 (liability for costs of a child being subject to a remand to youth detention accommodation)2 is amended as follows—

a

in paragraph (4)(g) after “2020” insert “(but before 1st April 2021)”;

b

after paragraph (4)(g), insert—

h

on or after 1st April 2021, £315.

c

in paragraph (5)(l), after “2020” insert “(but before 1st April 2021)”;

d

after paragraph (5)(l), insert—

m

on or after 1st April 2021, £574.

e

in paragraph (6)(i), after “2020” insert “(but before 1st April 2021)”;

f

after paragraph (6)(i) insert—

j

on or after 1st April 2021, £753.

Alex ChalkParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Recovery of Costs (Remand to Youth Detention Accommodation) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/507) by inserting a new amount that designated authorities are liable to pay the Secretary of State in respect of each night on which a child is detained on remand in a young offender institution (decreased from £321 to £315), a secure training centre (increased from £453 to £574) and a secure children’s home (decreased from £762 to £753).

A full impact assessment has not been introduced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.