Office of Public Sector Information

Office of Public Sector Information

Main menu and contents

Supplementary menus and contents

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2008 No. 427

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Juvenile Justice Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

20th October 2008

Coming into operation

12th November 2008

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

Go to Preamble

  1. PART 1

    PRELIMINARY

    1. 1. Citation and commencement

    2. 2. Interpretation

    3. 3. Revocation

    4. 4. Statement of aims

    5. 5. Application of rules during an emergency

  2. PART 2

    MANAGEMENT

    1. 6. Role of a director

    2. 7. Policies and procedures

    3. 8. Authority for detention

    4. 9. Additional needs

    5. 10. Consultation and participation

    6. 11. Information to children

    7. 12. Information to parents

    8. 13. Inspections

    9. 14. Monitoring visits

  3. PART 3

    CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

    1. 15. Initial interview and assessments

    2. 16. Food

    3. 17. Clothing

    4. 18. Personal property

    5. 19. Privileges

    6. 20. Personal hygiene

    7. 21. Exercise and recreation

    8. 22. Religious observance

    9. 23. Supervision

    10. 24. Child protection

    11. 25. Untried children

    12. 26. Girls in custody

  4. PART 4

    HEALTHCARE

    1. 27. Health

    2. 28. Duties of healthcare officer

    3. 29. Medical examination

    4. 30. Mental health and other conditions

    5. 31. Notification of incidents, illness or death

    6. 32. Pregnancy, confinement and babies

  5. PART 5

    COMMUNICATIONS

    1. 33. Communications

    2. 34. Family and other relationships

    3. 35. Letters and other communications

    4. 36. Telephone calls

    5. 37. Visits

    6. 38. Restrictions on communications

    7. 39. Legal advisers

    8. 40. Correspondence in connection with legal matters

    9. 41. Police interviews

    10. 42. Complaints and representation

  6. PART 6

    LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

    1. 43. Education, vocational training, programmes and activities

    2. 44. Resource centre

    3. 45. Reintegration into the community

  7. PART 7

    SECURITY AND SAFETY

    1. 46. Maintenance of good order and discipline

    2. 47. Search

    3. 48. Record and photograph

    4. 49. Observation of child by means of an overt closed circuit television system

    5. 50. Managing behaviour

    6. 51. Physical restraint

    7. 52. Single separation

    8. 53. Prohibited articles and substances

    9. 54. Alcohol, tobacco and drugs

    10. 55. Control of persons and vehicles

  8. PART 8

    PREMISES

    1. 56. Accommodation

    2. 57. Cleanliness of a centre

    3. 58. Health and safety

  9. PART 9

    MANAGEMENT AND STAFFING

    1. 59. Order and discipline

    2. 60. General duties of members of staff

    3. 61. Gratuities

    4. 62. Contracts

    5. 63. Communications with the media

  10. PART 10

    ADDITIONAL RULES RELATING TO THE DIRECTOR

    1. 64. Status of the director

    2. 65. Delegation by the director

    3. 66. Absence of the director from a centre

    4. 67. Powers and duties relating to members of staff

    5. 68. Duties in relation to the medical care of children

    6. 69. Other duties of the director

  11. PART 11

    BREACH OF THE RULES

    1. 70. Breach of the rules

Go to Explanatory Note

The Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 52(1) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(1).

(1)

S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9) Back [1]