Child Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Jul 2023 · Part X · Criminal Procedure in Court for Children
85. Separation of child from adult in police stations, places of detention or Courts
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to prevent a child while—
being conveyed to or from a police station or place of detention;
place
“place” includes any building, house, office, shop, flat, room or cubicle or part thereof, any open or enclosed space, and any conveyance;
being detained in a police station or place of detention;
being conveyed to or from any Court; or
waiting before or after attendance in any Court, from associating with an adult who is charged with an offence;
to ensure that a child, if a girl, while being so detained or conveyed, or waiting, is under the care of a woman;
and
to prevent the picture of a child while—
being arrested;
being conveyed to or from a police station or place of detention;
being detained in a police station or place of detention;
being conveyed to or from any Court; or
waiting before or after attendance in any Court, from being recorded in any manner on tape or film or by any electronic medium.
Court
“Court” means the Court For Children or any other Court, as the case may require;