Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales Order 2000 and shall come into force on the day after the day is made.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the 1933 Act” means the Children and Young Persons Act 1933(2);

“the 1952 Act” means the Prison Act 1952(3);

“the 1969 Act” means the Children and Young Persons Act 1969(4);

“the 1980 Act” means the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980(5);

“the 1982 Act” means the Criminal Justice Act 1982(6);

“the 1991 Act” means the Criminal Justice Act 1991(7);

“the 1994 Act” means the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994(8);

“the 1998 Act” means the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

Amendment of section 41(5) of the 1998 Act

3.  In section 41(5) of the 1998 Act (functions of the Youth Justice Board)—

(a)omit the word “and” at the end of paragraph (g); and

(b)after paragraph (h) insert—

“(i)to enter into agreements for the provision of—

(i)secure accommodation within the meaning of section 75(7) below for the purpose of detaining persons in respect of whom a detention and training order is made under section 73 below or an order is made under section 77(3)(a) or 78(2) below;

(ii)accommodation which is or may be used for the purpose of detaining persons sentenced under section 53(1) or (3) of the 1933 Act;

(iii)accommodation which is or may be used for the purpose of detaining persons dealt with under subsection (4)(c) of section 23 of the 1969 Act, as that section has effect in relation to persons described in section 98(1) below;

(iv)accommodation which is or may be used for the purpose of detaining persons who are under the age of 18 when remanded in custody under section 128 of the 1980 Act;

(v)accommodation which is or may be used for the purpose of detaining persons sentenced when under the age of 18 and before 1st April 2000 to detention in a young offender institution under section 1A of the 1982 Act; and

(vi)accommodation which is or may be used for the purpose of detaining persons subject to secure training orders made before 1st April 2000 under section 1 of the 1994 Act;

but no agreement shall be made under this paragraph in relation to accommodation for persons who have attained the age of 18 unless it appears to the Board that it is expedient to enter into such an agreement for the operation of the youth justice system;

(j)to facilitate arrangements between the Secretary of State and any person providing—

(i)secure accommodation within the meaning of section 75(7) below to be used for detaining a person in accordance with a determination under section 75(1), 77(3)(a) or 78(2) below, or

(ii)accommodation to be used for detaining a person in accordance with a direction by the Secretary of State under section 53(1)(a) or (3)(a) of the 1933 Act;

(k)to offer assistance to local authorities in discharging their duty under section 61 of the 1991 Act, whether by acting as the agent of a local authority or facilitating arrangements under section 61(2), or otherwise; and

(l)annually—

(i)to assess future demand for secure accommodation for remanded and sentenced children and young persons,

(ii)to prepare a plan setting out how they intend to exercise, in the following three years, the functions described in paragraphs (i) and (k) above, and any function for the time being exercisable by the Board concurrently with the Secretary of State by virtue of subsection (6)(b) below which relates to securing the provision of such accommodation, and

(iii)to submit the plan to the Secretary of State for approval.”.

Functions of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

4.—(1) The following functions shall, so far as exercisable in relation to the youth justice system, be exercisable by the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales concurrently with the Secretary of State, namely—

(a)the functions specified in paragraph (2);

(b)the transitional functions in relation to secure training orders specified in paragraph (3); and

(c)the transitional function in relation to detention in a young offender institution specified in paragraph (4).

(2) The functions are—

(a)making arrangements for delivery of persons sentenced under section 53 of the 1933 Act(9) (punishment of certain grave crimes) to the place where they are to be detained;

(b)the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by section 12(2) of the 1952 Act(10) (place of confinement of prisoners);

(c)the function, conferred on the Secretary of State by section 36(1) of the 1952 Act(11), of purchasing land by agreement;

(d)the function conferred on the Secretary of State by section 43(1)(d) of the 1952 Act(12) (provision of secure training centres);

(e)the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by section 16(1) and (4) of the 1982 Act (provision of attendance centres and arrangements for use of premises);

(f)the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by section 61A of the 1991 Act(13) (local authorities: cost of secure accommodation);

(g)the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 80 and 81(1)(a) and (2) of the 1991 Act(14) (escort arrangements) and any function exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to arrangements under section 80, including the procurement of, and the making of payments under, such arrangements;

(h)the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by section 89 of, and paragraphs 2, 3(2)(a) and 4 of Schedule 10 to, the 1991 Act(15) (certification of custody officers);

(i)the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 7 and 11 of the 1994 Act of entering into contracts for the provision or running, or both, of secure training centres, or the performance of functions at directly managed secure training centres, and any function exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to such contracts, including the procurement of, and the making of payments under, such contracts;

(j)the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act (escort arrangements), and any function exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to arrangements under that paragraph, including the procurement of, and the making of payments under, such arrangements;

(k)the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by—

(i)section 8(1)(b) and (3) of the 1994 Act (secure training centre monitors);

(ii)section 12(3) of, and paragraphs 2, 3(2)(a) and 4 of Schedule 2 to, that Act (certification of custody officers);

(iii)section 14(1) of that Act (disclosure of information about offender);

(iv)paragraph 2(1)(a) and (2) of Schedule 1 to that Act (escort monitors: appointment and reports);

(l)the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by rule 7 of the Attendance Centre Rules 1995(16) (permitting person to be admitted to or remain in an attendance centre);

(m)the function, conferred on the Secretary of State by section 75(1) of the 1998 Act, of determining in which secure accommodation a person is to serve the period of detention and training under a detention and training order;

(n)the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by—

(i)section 75(7)(e) of the 1998 Act (detention and training orders: secure accommodation);

(ii)section 76(3) of that Act (detention and training orders: category of person to supervise offender);

(iii)section 76(6) of that Act (detention and training orders: supervision notices);

(iv)section 77(3) of that Act (detention and training orders: detention on breach of supervision notice);

(v)section 78(2) of that Act (detention and training order: detention on conviction of offence during term of order);

(o)the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by—

(i)rule 18 of the Secure Training Centre Rules 1998(17) (approval of room to be used as sleeping accommodation in secure training centre);

(ii)rule 42(1) and (2) of those Rules (authorisation of persons to view secure training centres, take photographs, make sketches and communicate with trainees);

(iii)rule 45 of those Rules (giving leave to governor of secure training centre to delegate powers and duties to another officer).

(3) The transitional functions relating to secure training orders are those conferred on the Secretary of State by—

(a)section 2(2)(a)(i) and (ii) of the 1994 Act (directing, or arranging with other persons, the place in which and conditions on which offender to be committed following exercise of the court’s power under section 4(3)(a) to order offender to be detained on breach of supervision requirements);

(b)section 2(4) of that Act (transferring offenders subject to a secure training order, and directing, or arranging with other persons, the place in which and conditions on which person to be transferred);

(c)section 3(2) of that Act (designation of person to supervise offender subject to secure training order);

(d)section 3(3) of that Act (determination of category of person to supervise offenders subject to secure training orders); and

(e)section 3(7) of that Act (giving supervision notices to offenders subject to secure training orders),

as those provisions(18) have effect in relation to persons who are subject to detention or supervision under a secure training order (within the meaning of section 1 of the 1994 Act) made before 1st April 2000.

(4) The transitional function in relation to detention in a young offender institution is the function conferred on the Secretary of State by section 1C(2) of the 1982 Act(19) (direction as to detention in prison or remand centre instead of in a young offender institution), as that provision(20) has effect in relation to persons sentenced to detention in a young offender institution before 1st April 2000.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order confers functions on the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, which was established by section 41 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

Article 3 confers new functions on the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales by adding new paragraphs (i) to (1) to section 41(5) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

Article 4 lists functions exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to the youth justice system, and provides that they shall be exercisable by the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales concurrently with the Secretary of State.