Justice Bill

Closes 21 Mar 2025

Clause 16: Place of detention in custody for contempt of court

Clause 16 provides that a child detained for contempt of court must be placed in a juvenile justice centre.

Clause 16

Place of detention in custody for contempt of court

16. In Article 47 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (limitation on punishment for contempt of court), after paragraph (2) insert⁠—

“(3) Where a child is ordered to be detained in reliance on paragraph (2), the child must be detained in a juvenile justice centre.”.

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