Section 41: Youth cautions and conditional cautions: involvement of appropriate adults

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 · 2015 c. 2View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Young offenders

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended as follows.

In section 66ZA (youth cautions)—

in subsection (2) (caution to be given in presence of appropriate adult), omit “given to a person under the age of 17”, and
in subsection (3)(b) (certain matters to be explained to appropriate adult), omit “where that person is under the age of 17,”.

In section 66B(5) (requirements for giving youth conditional cautions: explanation and warning to be given in presence of appropriate adult), omit “If the offender is aged 16 or under,”.

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