Application of section 119 to particular categories of children

Children to whom section 119 does not apply

14.  Section 119 does not apply to a child—

(a) who is detained under any provision of the Mental Health Act 1983(1) or in respect of whom an order has been made under section 90 or 91 of the Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000(2) (detention at Her Majesty’s Pleasure or for specified period);

(b) who is the subject of a child assessment order made under section 43 of the Children Act 1989(3) and who is kept away from home pursuant to that order;

(c) who is aged 16 or 17 and is accommodated under section 76 of the Act;

(d) who is remanded to youth detention accommodation and is treated as looked after by virtue of section 104(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012(4).

(1)

1983 c. 20.

(2)

2000 c. 6.

(3)

1989 c. 41.

(4)

2012 c. 10.