Section 15Part 2 — Youth Courts and Proceedings with Respect to Young Persons
Remand
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15. (1) Where a court remands a young person in custody, it shall commit that person to custody of a detention facility to be detained there for the period of the remand. Youth Justice Act (2021 Revision) Section 16 c Revised as at 31st December, 2020 Page 15
Where a young person has been committed to be detained in a detention facility under this section, the court may commit that person to another detention facility if satisfied, on application by a police officer or social worker, that the detention facility in which that person is being detained is not appropriate.
In considering whether a particular detention facility is appropriate the court shall have regard to all the circumstances, including —
the welfare of the young person;
the need to ensure the young person —
does not fail to attend at the court when required to do so; justice, whether in relation to themselves or another person; section 19; and
does not interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of
makes themselves available to enable any report to be prepared under
does not commit any further offences;
the likelihood of the young person absconding from the detention facility;
whether the young person has breached any conditions of a rehabilitation order or probation order; and
the nature of any offence with which the young person is charged.