Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 5)

Prospective

Part 2 S Criminal justice and procedure

Places where children can no longer be detained S

21 Meanings of “young offenders institution” and “young offender” S

(1) The Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act”) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 19 (remand centres and young offenders institutions), in subsection (1)(b), for second “offenders” to the end substitute “persons not less than 18 but under 21 years of age—

“(i) sentenced to detention in a young offenders institution, or

(ii) remanded or committed in custody for trial or sentence,

may be kept.”.

(3) The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/331) are amended as follows.

(4) In rule 2(1) (interpretation), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “young offender”, for “16” substitute “18”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 21 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 38(3)

22 Abolition of remand centres S

(1) The 1989 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 19 (remand centres and young offenders institutions)—

(a) in subsection (1), paragraph (a) and “and” immediately following it are repealed,

(b) subsection (2) is repealed,

(c) in subsection (4)—

(i) “remand centres,” is repealed,

(ii) “centres or” is repealed,

(d) in subsection (6), “remand centres,” is repealed,

(e) in the section title, for “Remand centres and young” substitute “Young”.

Commencement Information

I2 S. 22 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 38(3)