Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 3134
Children And Young Persons, England
The Children (Secure Accommodation) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012
Made
17th December 2012
Laid before Parliament
21st December 2012
Coming into force
11th January 2013
The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25(7)(b) of the Children Act 1989( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Children (Secure Accommodation) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 11th January 2013.
Amendment of regulation 6 of the Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991
2. In regulation 6(1) of the Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991( 2 ) (detained and remanded children to whom section 25 of the Children Act 1989 shall have effect subject to modifications)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), after “children” where it first appears, insert “aged 12 or over but under the age of 17”; and
(b) omit sub-paragraph (b).
Edward Timpson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
17th December 2012
1989 c.41 . The power is exercisable, as respects section 30A, by the Secretary of State in relation to England.
S.I. 1991/1505 . Regulation 6 of S.I. 1991/1505 was amended by S.I. 1992/2117 and S.I. 2012/2824 .