Section 91: Remands of children otherwise than on bail
503.Section 91 is concerned with a child who has not been granted bail and who either (a) has been charged with or convicted of an offence and is awaiting trial or sentence or (b) is the subject of extradition proceedings.
504.Subsection (3) provides that the court must remand that child to local authority accommodation unless one of the sets of conditions set out in sections 98 to 101 is met. (Sections 98 and 99 provide two sets of conditions, one set of which must be met for a child charged with or convicted of a criminal offence; and sections 100 and 101 provide equivalent alternate sets of conditions for children concerned in extradition proceedings).
505.Subsection (6) defines a child as a person under the age of 18. This has the effect of applying these provisions to all under 18s who are before the court in the above circumstances. Currently, 17 year olds are remanded to prison either under section 27 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948 in the case of those charged with or convicted of an offence or the Extradition Act 2003 for those involved in extradition proceedings.
