Children and Young Persons Act 1969

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Jurisdiction	UK Non-devolved
Citation	1969 c. 54
Year	1969

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Children and Young Persons Act 1969
Part I: Care and other treatment of juveniles through court proceedings

Care of children and young persons through juvenile courts

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Consequential changes in criminal proceedings etc.

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5: Restrictions on criminal proceedings for offences by young persons.
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7: Alterations in treatment of young offenders etc.
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9: Investigations by local authorities.
10: Further limitations on publication of particulars of children and young persons etc.

Supervision

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Committal to care of local authorities

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23: Remands and committals to local authority accommodation.
23A: Liability to arrest for breaking conditions of remand.
23B: Report by local authority in certain cases where person remanded on bail
23AA: Electronic monitoring of conditions of remand
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Transfer

25: Transfers between England or Wales and Northern Ireland.
25: Transfers between England or Wales and Northern Ireland.
26: Transfers between England or Wales and the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
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Detention

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29: Recognisance on release of arrested child or young person.
30: Detention of young offenders in community homes.
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32: Detention of absentees.
32: Detention of absentees.

Conflict of interest between parent and child or young person

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Transitional modifications of Part I for persons of specified ages

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

Part II: Accommodation etc. for children in care, and foster children

Community homes

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46: Discontinuance of approved schools etc. on establishment of community homes.
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Part III: Miscellaneous and general

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Financial provisions

65: Grants to voluntary organisations etc.
66: Increase of rate support grants.
67: Administrative expenses.

Supplemental

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69: Orders and regulations etc.
70: Interpretation and ancillary provisions.
71: Application to Isles of Scilly.
72: Transitional provisions, minor amendments and repeals etc.
73: Citation, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1
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SCHEDULE 2
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SCHEDULE 3
Approved schools and other institutions

Provisions as to staff
Use of premises as homes for children in care
Financial provisions
Interpretation

SCHEDULE 4
Transitional provisions and savings

Part I: General
Part II: Interim Provisions Pending Commencement of Provisions of Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

Schedule 5 Section 72(3).
Minor and Consequential Amendments of Enactments

The Act of 1933
The Education Act 1944
The Criminal Justice Act 1948
The Sexual Offences Act 1956
The Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957
The Adoption Act 1958
The Mental Health Act 1959
The Criminal Justice Act 1961.
The Act of 1963
The Criminal Justice Act 1967
The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

Schedule 6 Section 72(4).
Repeals
SCHEDULE 7
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Children and Young Persons Act 1969

1969 c. 54

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

[22nd October 1969]

Part I: Care and other treatment of juveniles through court proceedings

Care of children and young persons through juvenile courts

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Consequential changes in criminal proceedings etc.

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