SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Legal aid: consequential amendments

Part 1Amendments

Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54)

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1

Section 23(5A) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (restrictions on imposing security requirement on child or young person who is not legally represented) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (a)—

a

for the words from the beginning to “but the right” substitute “ representation was provided to the child or young person under Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 for the purposes of the proceedings but ”, and

b

for “to be granted such a right” substitute “ for such representation ”.

3

In paragraph (aa) for “to be granted a right to it” substitute “ for such representation ”.