Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 Explanatory Notes

Section 92: Remands to local authority accommodation

506.Section 92 sets out the practical effect of and arrangements for a remand to local authority accommodation.

507.Subsection (4) provides that a local authority designated by the court must receive the child and provide or arrange suitable accommodation for them. The powers and duties of a local authority to place a child that is remanded under this section are set out in section 22C of the Children Act 1989.

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