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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Children and Young Persons Act 1969

1969 CHAPTER 54

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Care and other treatment of juveniles through court proceedings

    1. Care of children and young persons through juvenile courts

      1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Consequential changes in criminal proceedings etc

      1. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 5. Restrictions on criminal proceedings for offences by young persons

      3. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 7. Alterations in treatment of young offenders etc

      5. 7A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 9. Investigations by local authorities

      8. 10. Further limitations on publication of particulars of children and young persons etc

    3. Supervision

      1. 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 11A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 12.

      4. 12A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 12AA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 12B.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 12C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 12D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 14A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      12. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      13. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      14. 16A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      15. 16B.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      16. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      17. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      18. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Committal to care of local authorities

      1. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 20A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 21A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 23.Remands and committals to local authority accommodation

      7. 23A. Liability to arrest for breaking conditions of remand

      8. 23AA. Electronic monitoring of conditions of remand

      9. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Transfer

      1. 25. Transfers between England or Wales and Northern Ireland (E+W)

      2. 25. Transfers between England or Wales and Northern Ireland (N.I.)

      3. 26.Transfers between England or Wales and the Channel Islands or Isle of Man

      4. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. Detention

      1. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 29. Recognisance on release of arrested child or young person

      3. 30. Detention of young offenders in community homes

      4. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 32. Detention of absentees (E+W)

      6. 32. Detention of absentees (S+N.I.)

    7. Conflict of interest between parent and child or young person

      1. 32A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 32B.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 32C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 33.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. Transitional modifications of Part I for persons of specified ages

      1. 34. Transitional modifications of Part I for persons of specified ages

  2. Part II

    Accommodation etc. for children in care, and foster children

    1. Community homes

      1. 35—45... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 46. Discontinuance of approved schools etc. on establishment of community homes

      3. 47—50... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 51.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 52.

      6. 53—55... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 56, 57... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 58, 59... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    Miscellaneous and general

    1. 60.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 61.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 62—64A... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Financial provisions

      1. 65. Grants to voluntary organisations etc

      2. 66. Increase of rate support grants

      3. 67. Administrative expenses

    5. Supplemental

      1. 68.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 69. Orders and regulations etc

      3. 70. Interpretation and ancillary provisions

      4. 71. Application to Isles of Scilly

      5. 72. Transitional provisions, minor amendments and repeals etc

      6. 73. Citation, commencement and extent

  4. SCHEDULE 1

    . .

  5. SCHEDULE 2

    . .

  6. SCHEDULE 3

    Approved schools and other institutions

  7. SCHEDULE 4

    Transitional provisions and savings

  8. Schedule 5

    Minor and Consequential Amendments of Enactments

  9. Schedule 6

    Repeals

  10. SCHEDULE 7

    . .

An Act to amend the law relating to children and young persons; and for purposes connected therewith.

[22nd October 1969]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act extended (S.) by Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 390(4)

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