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CH. 37

Children and Young Persons Act 1963

PART I

Age limits for children sent to special reception centres.

Attendance

at court of parents of child or young person brought

before court.

this section, and, where the person concerned is under the age of five or cannot be brought before the court by reason of illness or accident, may do so in his absence.

(7) Subsections (2) to (4) of section 6 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1938 (which make provision for children and young persons needing medical treatment while in a place of safety) shall with the necessary modifications apply in relation to orders under this section as they apply in relation to such orders as are mentioned in subsection (2) of that section.

(8) In this section " young person" includes a person of or over the age of seventeen who is about to be brought before a juvenile court under section 66 of the principal Act.

24. (1) In the proviso to subsection (1) and in subsection (5A) of section 27 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948 (which empower a court which remands a child under the age of twelve to send him to a special reception centre or to transfer him to or from such a centre) for the words "twelve years of age

age" there shall be substituted the words "fifteen years of age ".

(2) On the coming into force of an Order in Council under section 35 of the Education Act 1944 (which enables the com- pulsory school age to be raised to sixteen years) subsection (1) of this section shall have effect as if for the word "fifteen there were substituted the word "sixteen ".

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(3) After subsection (5B) of the said section 27 there shall be inserted the following subsection:-

"(5C) Before exercising its powers under the proviso to subsection (1) of this section or under subsection (5A) of this section in relation to a person who has attained the age of twelve the court, unless to do so would in its opinion cause undue delay, shall permit the local authority providing the centre to make representations to the court as to the exercise of those powers and shall consider any representa- tion so made.”

25. (1) For section 34 of the principal Act there shall be substituted the following section:-

"34.-(1) Where a child or young person is charged with any offence or is for any other reason brought before a court, any person who is a parent or guardian of his may be required to attend at the court before which the case is heard or determined during all the stages of the proceedings, and any such person shall be so required at any stage where the court thinks it desirable, unless the court is satisfied that it would be unreasonable to require his attendance.

(2) Where a child or young person is arrested or taken to a place of safety, such steps shall be taken as may be