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Section 85

Appropriate arrangements shall be made—

of Child Act 2001

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Section 85

(a)

to prevent a child while—

(i)

being conveyed to or from a police station or place of detention;

(ii)

being detained in a police station or place of detention;

(iii)

being conveyed to or from any Court; or

(iv)

waiting before or after attendance in any Court, from associating with an adult who is charged with an offence;

(b)

to ensure that a child, if a girl, while being so detained or conveyed, or waiting, is under the care of a woman;

and

(c)

to prevent the picture of a child while—

(i)

being arrested;

(ii)

being conveyed to or from a police station or place of detention;

(iii)

being detained in a police station or place of detention;

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(iv)

being conveyed to or from any Court; or

(v)

waiting before or after attendance in any Court, from being recorded in any manner on tape or film or by any electronic medium.