Correspondence
Circular 002/2016: amendment to the definition of 'arrested juvenile'
The upper age limit in the definition of 'arrested juvenile' in section 37(15) of PACE is raised from 16 to 17.
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Details
- from: Crime and Policing Group (CPG) – policing directorate
- unit: Police Transparency Unit (PTU)
- broad subject: Police Service
- date for implementation: 22 November 2015
- for more information contact: Brian Roberts or John de Sousa [email protected] 020 7035 4848
This circular is addressed to:
- Chief Officers of Police in England and Wales
Copies are being sent to:
- Chief Officers of non-Police Act forces
- Police and Crime Commissioners
- Association of Police and Crime Commissioners
- The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
- The Common Council of the City of London
- The Association of Chief Police Officers of England
- Wales and Northern Ireland
- The General Council of the Bar
- The Law Society of England and Wales
- The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
- College of Policing
- Border Force
- National Appropriate Adult Network
- Independent Custody Visiting Association
- Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
- Independent Police Complaints Commission
- PACE Strategy Board Members