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Children and Young Persons Act 1969

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This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I Care and other treatment of juveniles through court proceedings

    1. Care of children and young persons through juvenile courts

      1. 1.Care proceedings in juvenile courts

      2. 2.Provisions supplementary to s. 1

      3. 3.Further supplementary provisions relating to s. 1(2)(f)

    2. Consequential changes in criminal proceedings etc.

      1. 4.Prohibition of criminal proceedings for offences by children

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

      3. 6.Summary trial of young persons

      4. 7.Alterations in treatment of young offenders etc.

      5. 8.Finger-printing of suspected young persons

      6. 9.Investigations by local authorities

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

    3. Supervision

      1. 11.Supervision orders

      2. 12.Power to include requirements in supervision orders

      3. 13.Selection of supervisor

      4. 14.Duty of supervisor

      5. 15.Variation and discharge of supervision orders

      6. 16.Provisions supplementary to s. 15

      7. 17.Termination of supervision

      8. 18.Supplementary provisions relating to supervision orders

      9. 19.Facilities for the carrying out of supervisors' directions

    4. Committal to care of local authorities

      1. 20.Orders for committal to care of local authorities

      2. 21.Variation and discharge of care orders

      3. 22.Special provisions relating to interim orders

      4. 23.Remand to care of local authorities etc.

      5. 24.Powers and duties of local authorities etc. with respect to persons committed to their care

    5. Transfer

      1. 25.Transfers between England or Wales and Northern Ireland

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

    6. Consequential modifications of ss. 11 and 12 of Children Act 1948

      1. 27.Consequential modifications of 1948 c. 43 ss. 11 and 12

    7. Detention

      1. 28.Detention of child or young person in place of safety

      2. 29.Release or further detention of arrested child or young person

      3. 30.Detention of young offenders in community homes

      4. 31.Removal to borstal institutions of persons committed to care of local authorities

      5. 32.Detention of absentees

    8. Legal aid

      1. 33.Legal aid

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

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

  3. PART II Accommodation etc. for children in care, and foster children

    1. Community homes

      1. 35.Regional planning of accommodation for children in care

      2. 36.Regional plans for community homes

      3. 37.Approval and variation of regional plans

      4. 38.Provision of community homes by local authorities

      5. 39.Instruments of management for assisted and controlled community homes

      6. 40.Supplementary provisions as to instruments of management and trust deeds

      7. 41.Management of controlled community homes

      8. 42.Management of assisted community homes

      9. 43.Control of premises used for, and conduct of, community homes

      10. 44.Controlled and assisted community homes exempted from certain provisions as to voluntary homes

      11. 45.Determination of disputes relating to controlled and assisted community homes

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

      13. 47.Discontinuance by voluntary organisation of controlled or assisted community home

      14. 48.Financial provisions applicable on cessation of controlled or assisted community home

    2. Consequential modifications of ss. 13 and 19 of Children Act 1948

      1. 49.Provision of accommodation and maintenance for children in care

      2. 50.Accommodation of persons over school age in convenient community home

    3. Foster children

      1. 51.Modification of general duty of local authorities with respect to foster children

      2. 52.Amendments of definitions of " foster child " and " protected child "

      3. 53.Modification of duty of persons maintaining foster children to notify local authority

      4. 54.Inspection of premises in which foster children are kept

      5. 55.Imposition of requirements and prohibitions relating to the keeping of foster children

      6. 56.Extension of disqualification for keeping foster children

      7. 57.Modifications of provisions as to offences

    4. Inspection

      1. 58.Inspection of children's homes etc. by persons authorised by Secretary of State

      2. 59.Powers of entry supplemental to s. 58

  4. PART III Miscellaneous and general

    1. Miscellaneous

      1. 60.Extradition offences

      2. 61.Rules relating to juvenile court panels and composition of juvenile courts

      3. 62.Contributions in respect of children and young persons in care

      4. 63.Returns of information and presentation of reports etc to Parliament

    2. Financial provisions

      1. 64.Expenses of Secretary of State in providing homes offering specialised facilities

      2. 65.Grants to voluntary organisations etc.

      3. 66.Increase of rate support grants

      4. 67.Administrative expenses

    3. Supplemental

      1. 68.Compulsory acquisition of land

      2. 69.Orders and regulations etc.

      3. 70.Interpretation and ancillary provisions

      4. 71.Application to Isles of Stilly

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

      6. 73.Citation, commencement and extent

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Modifications of Part IV of Criminal Justice Act 1967

      1. 1.(1) In section 73(1), after the word "proceedings" there shall...

      2. 2.(1) At the end of section 74(2) there shall be...

      3. 3.In section 75, after subsection (4) there shall be inserted...

      4. 4.(1) In section 76, after subsection (1) there shall be...

      5. 5.In section 77(1), after the words " assisted person ",...

      6. 6.In section 78(1), after the words " that he" there...

      7. 7.(1) In section 79(2), after the word " by" there...

      8. 8.(1) In section 84, in the definition of " appropriate...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Children's regional planning committees

      1. 1.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, the...

      2. 2.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, the relevant...

      3. 3.(1) Without prejudice to any power of co-option conferred on...

      4. 4.The relevant authorities for a planning area shall so exercise...

      5. 5.Subject to any directions given by the relevant authorities, the...

      6. 6.Section 93(1) of the Local Government Act 1933 (which relates...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Approved schools and other institutions

      1. Provisions as to staff

        1. 1.(1) This paragraph applies where it appears to the Secretary...

        2. 2.(1) Regulations under section 60 of the Local Government Act...

      2. Use of premises as homes for children in care

        1. 3.(1) If on the day specified for the purposes of...

        2. 4.(1) If on the day specified for the purposes of...

        3. 5.(1) Where a section 46 order is made in relation...

        4. 6.(1) Where a section 46 order is made in relation...

        5. 7.The provisions of paragraphs 3 to 6 of this Schedule...

      3. Financial provisions

        1. 8.(1) During the period which is the interim period in...

        2. 9.(1) Where a section 46 order is made in relation...

        3. 10.(1) The provisions of this paragraph apply where in a...

        4. 11.(1) Where a section 46 order is made in relation...

      4. Interpretation

        1. 12.In this Schedule— " approved institution " has the same...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Transitional provisions and savings

      1. PART I General

        1. 1.For the purposes of subsection (4) of section 1 and...

        2. 2.(1) Nothing in section 4 of this Act affects any...

        3. 3.Nothing in section 5 of this Act affects any information...

        4. 4.Where a person is committed for trial by a jury...

        5. 5.(1) The coming into force of section 7(1) or of...

        6. 6.No order shall be made under section 19(1) of the...

        7. 7.(1) Every approved school order in force on the specified...

        8. 8.(1) An order under the Act of 1933 committing a...

        9. 9.Except as provided by paragraph 1 of this Schedule and...

        10. 10.Without prejudice to the preceding paragraph, a person who is...

        11. 11.Notwithstanding anything in section 20(3) or 21(1) of this Act,...

        12. 12.(1) Where a supervision order under the Children and Young...

        13. 13.(1) During the period beginning with the coming into force...

        14. 14.If immediately before the coming into force of section 49...

        15. 15.It shall be lawful for a person detained in any...

        16. 16.Nothing in paragraph 29 of Schedule 5 to this Act...

        17. 17.Nothing in Schedule 6 to this Act affects the operation...

        18. 18.Nothing in any provision of Schedule 6 to this Act...

      2. PART II Interim provisions pending commencement of provisions of Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

        1. 19.Where a court in England or Wales by which a...

        2. 20.In section 51(1) of the Act of 1963, for the...

        3. 21.In section 51(2) of the Act of 1963, for the...

        4. 22.Where a juvenile court in England or Wales is satisfied...

        5. 23.(1) Where it appears to the local authority to whose...

        6. 24.If it appears to the Secretary of State that the...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Minor and consequential amendments of enactments

      1. The Police (Property) Act 1897

        1. 1.The Police (Property) Act 1897 (which makes provision for the...

      2. The Act of 1933

        1. 2.In section 10 of the Act of 1933, after subsection...

        2. 3.In section 34(2) of the Act of 1933, after the...

        3. 4.In section 46 of the Act of 1933, after subsection...

        4. 5.In section 55(1) of the Act of 1933, for the...

        5. 6.In section 56(1) of the Act of 1933, for the...

        6. 7.Section 63 of the Act of 1933 shall cease to...

        7. 8.In section 86(1) of the Act of 1933 for the...

        8. 9.(1) In subsection (1) of section 87 of the Act...

        9. 10.(1) In subsection (1) of section 88 of the Act...

        10. 11.In section 106(2)(a) of the Act of 1933, for the...

        11. 12.(1) In section 107(1) of the Act of 1933, after...

      3. The Education Act 1944

        1. 13.For subsections (2) to (5) of section 40 of the...

      4. The Children Act 1948

        1. 14.In section 4(3) of the Children Act 1948, the proviso...

        2. 15.In section 20(1) of the said Act of 1948, for...

        3. 16.In section 23(1) of the said Act of 1948 for...

        4. 17.(1) In section 26(1) of the said Act of 1948...

        5. 18.In section 39(1) of the said Act of 1948 after...

        6. 19.In section 43(1) of the said Act of 1948 for...

        7. 20.(1) In subsection (1) of section 51 of the said...

        8. 21.(1) In subsection (3) of section 54 of the said...

        9. 22.In section 59(1) of the said Act of 1948, at...

      5. The Criminal Justice Act 1948

        1. 23.In section 19(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1948, after...

        2. 24.For section 27 of the said Act of 1948 there...

      6. The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1949

        1. 25.In section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1949,...

        2. 26.After section 7 of the said Act of 1949 there...

      7. The Sexual Offences Act 1956

        1. 27.In section 37(7) of the Sexual Offences Act 1956, for...

      8. The Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957

        1. 28.(1) In section 5(2)(a) of the Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957,...

      9. The Children Act 1958

        1. 29.In section 2(4) of the Children Act 1958, for the...

        2. 30.In section 9 of the said Act of 1958, after...

        3. 31.In section 12(1) of the said Act of 1958, for...

        4. 32.In section 17 of the said Act of 1958, after...

      10. The Adoption Act 1958

        1. 33.(1) In section 4(3) of the Adoption Act 1958, for...

        2. 34.In section 15(3) of the said Act of 1958, for...

        3. 35.In section 37(2) of the said Act of 1958, for...

        4. 36.In section 57(1) of the said Act of 1958, in...

      11. The Mental Health Act 1959

        1. 37.(1) In subsection (1) of section 9 of the Mental...

        2. 38.In section 10(1)(a) of the said Act of 1959 for...

        3. 39.In section 50 of the said Act of 1959, for...

        4. 40.In section 60(6) of the said Act of 1959, after...

        5. 41.In section 62(4) of the said Act of 1959 for...

      12. The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960

        1. 42.In section 10(1)(a) of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960,...

        2. 43.In section 46 of the said Act of 1960, for...

      13. The Criminal Justice Act 1961

        1. 44.For section 5(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1961 there...

        2. 45.In section 9 of the said Act of 1961, for...

        3. 46.In section 29(3)(a) of the said Act of 1961, for...

      14. The Act of 1963

        1. 47.In section 3(1) of the Act of 1963, for the...

        2. 48.In section 23 of the Act of 1963, in subsection...

        3. 49.In section 29(1) of the Act of 1963, for the...

        4. 50.(1) In subsection (1) of section 30 of the Act...

        5. 51.In section 45(1) of the Act of 1963, after the...

        6. 52.In section 49(1) of the Act of 1963, for the...

        7. 53.For subsection (3) of section 57 of the Act of...

      15. The Family Allowances Act 1965

        1. 54.(1) In subsection (1)(b) of section 11 of the Family...

      16. The Criminal Justice Act 1967

        1. 55.In sections 2 and 9 of the Criminal Justice Act...

        2. 56.In section 3(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967, for...

      17. The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

        1. 57.After section 44(1) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968,...

        2. 58.(1) In section 72 of the said Act of 1968,...

        3. 59.(1) In section 73 of the said Act of 1968,...

        4. 60.In section 74 of the said Act of 1968, after...

        5. 61.(1) In section 75 of the said Act of 1968,...

        6. 62.In section 76(4) of the said Act of 1968, after...

        7. 63.In section 90(1) of the said Act of 1968, the...

        8. 64.In section 94(1) of the said Act of 1968—

        9. 65.In section 97(1) of the said Act of 1968—

        10. 66.In section 98 of the said Act of 1968, after...

        11. 67.In Schedule 2 to the said Act of 1968, in...

        12. 68.In Schedule 2 to the said Act of 1968, in...

        13. 69.In Schedule 7 to the said Act of 1968, in...

        14. 70.In Schedule 8 to the said Act of 1968, in...

        15. 71.In Schedule 8 to the said Act of 1968, in...

        16. 72.In Schedule 8 to the said Act of 1968, in...

        17. 73.In Schedule 8 to the said Act of 1968, in...

        18. 74.In Schedule 8 to the said Act of 1968, in...

        19. 75.In Schedule 8 to the said Act of 1968, in...

        20. 76.In Schedule 8 to the said Act of 1968, in...

        21. 77.In Schedule 8 to the said Act of 1968, after...

        22. 78.In Schedule 8 to the said Act of 1968, for...

        23. 79.In Part I of Schedule 9 to the said Act...

        24. 80.In Part I of Schedule 9 to the said Act...

        25. 81.In Part I of Schedule 9 to the said Act...

        26. 82.In Part II of Schedule 9 to the said Act...

        27. 83.In Part II of Schedule 9 to the said Act...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Repeals

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Sections 1 to 6 and 14 of the Children Act 1958 as amended

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