There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Policing and Crime Act 2009, Paragraph 14.
[F114(1)A detention order is an order that the defaulter be detained for a period specified in the order in such youth detention accommodation as the Secretary of State may determine.E+W
(2)The period specified under sub-paragraph (1) may not exceed the period of three months beginning with the day after that on which the order is made.
(3) In sub-paragraph (1) “ youth detention accommodation ” means—
(a)a secure training centre;
[F2(aa)a secure college;]
(b)a young offender institution;
[F3(c)a secure children's home, as defined by section 102(11) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.]
(4)The function of the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1) is exercisable concurrently with the Youth Justice Board.
(5)A person detained under a detention order is in legal custody.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Sch. 5A inserted (E.W.) (9.1.2012) by Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17) , ss. 39(3) , 59(1) ; S.I. 2011/3016 , art. 2(d)
F2Sch. 5A para. 14(3)(aa) inserted (20.3.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 9 para. 27; S.I. 2015/778, art. 2(1)(c)
F3Sch. 5A para. 14(3)(c) substituted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 12 para. 58; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(j) (with art. 7(2)(3))
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