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Children and Young Persons Act 1969

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[F129 Recognisance on release of arrested child or young person. E+W

[F2(1)]]A child or young person arrested in pursuance of a warrant shall not be released unless. . . F3 his parent or guardian (with or without sureties) enters into a recognisance for such amount as the custody officer at the police station where he is detained considers will secure his attendance at the hearing of the charge; and the recognisance entered into in pursuance of this section may, if the custody officer thinks fit, be conditioned for the attendance of the parent or guardian at the hearing in addition to the child or young person.

F4[(2)In this section “young person” means a person who has attained the age of fourteen and is under the age of seventeen years.]

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