Children & Young Persons Act 1993 s1
A person is guilty of child cruelty when they are over 16 and have responsibility for a child under 16 they wilfully assault, ill treat, neglect, abandon or expose the child in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health.
Child Abduction
Child Abduction Act 1984 s1
Person Connected with the Child
A person is guilty of child abduction when they take or send a child under 16 years olf out of the UK without the appropriate consent
Person NOT connected with the Child
A person is guilty of child abduction if they take or detain a child under 16 years old
Children’s Act 1989 s46
Where a constable has
reasonable cause to believe that a child would otherwise be likely to suffer
significant harm, they may-
(a) remove the child to suitable accommodation and keep them there; OR
(b) take such steps as are reasonable to ensure that the child’s removal from
any hospital, or other place, in which they are being accommodated is
prevented.
Children’s Act 1989 s44
Application to court
Lasts for a maximum of 8 days
Warrant is produced
Reasonable force to uphold
Children’s Act 1989 s49
Includes where someone induces, assists or incites a child to run away or stay away
The child is taken away, OR is taken away
It is in contravention of a PPO or EPO or Care Order
Summary only offence
Court can issue a Recovery Order
Children’s Act 1989 s50
A person is required to produce the child to an authorised person; OR give certain information about the child's whereabouts to a constable or officer of the court.
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s11
Designed to prevent children under the age of 10 becoming involved in crime.
When can an order be imposed:
The child has committed an offence
To stop him/her committing offences
The child is in breach of curfew
they have caused harassment, alarm or distress
What does it do:
Supervision of a responsible officer
Appropriate care, protection & support
prevents any reception of behaviour which results in the order being made
the order lasts for 3 months
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s8
What is it:
Designed to help & support parents in addressing their child's anti-social or offending behaviour
Requirement on the parent to attend counselling or guidance sessions
All elements will be supervised by the responsible officer
When can a court impose it:
CSO
ASBO
SOO
Child has been convicted of an offence
Parent has been convicted under the Education Act 1996
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s14
What is it:
Protect children & reduce their risk of offending or being an anti-social nuisance
What does it do:
Applies a curfew between 9am & 6am
Lasts up to 90 days
There is no criminal penalty
Children and Young Persons Act 1933 s1(1)
If any person who has attained the age of 16 years and has responsibility for any child or young person under that age, wilfully assaults, ill-treats, neglects, abandons or exposes them, OR causes or procures them to be assaulted, ill-treated, neglected, abandoned, or exposed, in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering or injury to health (including injury to or loss of sight, or hearing, or limb, or organ of the body, and any mental derangement), that person shall be guilty of an offence.
Points to Prove:
Date & location
A person
16 years +
Having responsibility
For a child/young person
Wilfully
Assaulted/ill-treated/neglected/abandoned/exposed the child or young person or caused/procured the child or young person to be assaulted/ill-treated
In manner likely
To cause unnecessary suffering/injury to health
Sentence:
Either Way
10 years
Child Abduction Act 1984 s1 & s2 (persons connected & non-connected)