{"id":27511,"date":"2023-09-17T13:20:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T13:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=27511"},"modified":"2024-03-23T20:58:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T20:58:44","slug":"detention-centres-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Detention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/#UN_Convention\" title=\"UN Convention\">UN Convention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/#Liberty_of_Child\" title=\"Liberty of Child\">Liberty of Child<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/#Detention\" title=\"Detention\">Detention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/#Children_Detention_Schools\" title=\"Children Detention Schools\">Children Detention Schools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/#Order_for_Detention\" title=\"Order for Detention\">Order for Detention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/#Objective\" title=\"Objective\">Objective<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/#Periods_of_Detention\" title=\"Periods of Detention\">Periods of Detention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/#Inspectors_Board\" title=\"Inspectors &amp; Board\">Inspectors &amp; Board<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/#Absence_Discipline\" title=\"Absence &amp; Discipline\">Absence &amp; Discipline<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/#Offences\" title=\"Offences\">Offences<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/2\/#CHILDREN_ACT_2001\" title=\"CHILDREN ACT 2001\">CHILDREN ACT 2001<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/2\/#Interpretation_general\" title=\"Interpretation (general).\">Interpretation (general).<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/2\/#Detention_orders\" title=\"Detention orders.\">Detention orders.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/2\/#Restriction_on_detention_orders\" title=\"Restriction on detention orders.\">Restriction on detention orders.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/2\/#Deferment_of_detention_order\" title=\"Deferment of detention order.\">Deferment of detention order.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/2\/#Alternative_to_detention_where_no_place_available_in_children_detention_school\" title=\"Alternative to detention where no place available in children detention school.\">Alternative to detention where no place available in children detention school.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/2\/#Finding_of_guilt_during_deferment\" title=\"Finding of guilt during deferment.\">Finding of guilt during deferment.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/2\/#Document_to_be_produced_to_Director_of_children_detention_school\" title=\"Document to be produced to Director of children detention school.\">Document to be produced to Director of children detention school.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/2\/#Provisions_regarding_period_of_detention_imposed_by_court\" title=\"Provisions regarding period of detention imposed by court\">Provisions regarding period of detention imposed by court<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/2\/#Detention_and_supervision\" title=\"Detention and supervision.\">Detention and supervision.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/detention-centres-schools\/2\/#Persons_who_attain_18_years_of_age_while_detained\" title=\"Persons who attain 18 years of age while detained\">Persons who attain 18 years of age while detained<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UN_Convention\"><\/span>UN Convention<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989 has been widely classified, provides for the rights of children deprived of their liberty and due process rights for children suspected of or accused of having committed a criminal offence.<\/p>\n<p>The Convention provides for a supervisory body, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, consisting of independent experts selected by States. States must submit reports setting out steps they have taken to give effect to the Convention. The reports are assessed.<\/p>\n<p>Third-party organisations may make representations to the Committee. The Committee may respond to State submissions in terms of compliance with the standards of the Convention.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liberty_of_Child\"><\/span>Liberty of Child<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Convention embodies earlier rules setting out minimum standards for juvenile justice. The Convention provides that children should not be subjected to be torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. They shall not be subject to life imprisonment without the possibility of release or capital punishment. They must not be deprived of their liberty arbitrarily or unlawfully. Arrest and detention are to be a last resort for the shortest appropriate time.<\/p>\n<p>Every child deprived of liberty shall be treated with humanity and respect for the inherent dignity of the human person and in a manner that takes account of his age. He shall be separated from adults unless it is considered in his best interest not to do so. He has the right to maintain contact with his family through correspondence and visits, save in exceptional circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Children deprived of their liberty shall have the right to legal and other appropriate assistance, as well as the right to challenge the legality of the deprivation of his or her liberty before a court or other competent, independent and impartial authority.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Detention\"><\/span>Detention<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A child may not be sentenced to imprisonment. Detention is an equivalent sanction of last resort. It is imposed if the court is satisfied that there is no other suitable way of dealing with the child.<\/p>\n<p>The 2001 legislation provides for children&#8217;s detention centres and children&#8217;s detention schools. Schools are for children under 16 years and centres are for children between 16 and 18 years. In the case of a child under 16 years, there must be no place in a children&#8217;s detention school available.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0children&#8217;s detention school is a certified reformatory school or industrial school that becomes a children\u2019s detention school under the legislation, or a play school or premises designed by the Minister for Education as a children&#8217;s detention school.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Children_Detention_Schools\"><\/span>Children Detention Schools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Former Industrial Schools and Reformatory Schools were called children detention schools and were managed by the\u00a0Irish Youth Justice Service\u00a0, which is part of the\u00a0Department of Children and Youth Affairs.\u00a0There were 3 children detention schools which were considered suitable for detaining remanded and committed children. They were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oberstown Boys School<\/li>\n<li>Oberstown Girls School<\/li>\n<li>Trinity House School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Minister may designate children&#8217;s detention centres. He or she may make arrangements with other places for the provision of facilities for children found guilty of offences. The places need not be in children&#8217;s detention centres but may be governed by rules applicable to children&#8217;s detention centres but without necessarily providing only for child offenders.<\/p>\n<p>A new national children detention facility for children under the age of 18 has been developed at Oberstown. Since June 2016, the three detention schools listed above have been amalgamated to form the Oberstown Children Detention Campus.<\/p>\n<p>Girls and boys from the age of 10 and up to the age of 18 sentenced to a period of detention by the courts are now detained at the Oberstown campus.<\/p>\n<p>Children between the ages of 10 and 16 sentenced by the courts to a period of detention are sent to the Oberstown Children Detention Campus. 17-year-olds sentenced after 31 March 2017 are also sent to the Oberstown Children Detention Campus. People aged 18 years or over may be sent to prison.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Order_for_Detention\"><\/span>Order for Detention<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Where a child is convicted of an indictable offence under the age of 16 and if the court is satisfied that there are no other options adequate, it may order detention for longer than three years. It may be no longer than the period for which the child might have been imprisoned if he was of full age.<\/p>\n<p>That detention may be served in the detention school and continued until the child is 18 years six months. \u00a0At the initiative of the director, the child may be transferred to prison or a place of detention under the Prisons Act when he reaches the age of 18.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Objective\"><\/span>Objective<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The principal object of a children&#8217;s detention school is to provide appropriate educational or training programmes and facilities for children referred to them by the court,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>having regard to the health, safety, welfare and interests, including their physical, psychological and emotional well-being,<\/li>\n<li>providing proper care, guidance and supervision,<\/li>\n<li>preserving and developing satisfactory relationships between children and their families,<\/li>\n<li>exercising proper moral and disciplinary influences,<\/li>\n<li>recognising the personal, cultural and linguistic identity of each and for such purpose to promote their reintegration into society and prepare them to take their place in the community as persons who observe the law and are capable of positive and productive contributions to society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A\u00a0children\u2019s detention school seeks to be educational and to reform. They seek to provide appropriate education and training for those who are detained. They seek to promote the social rehabilitation of the child, having regard to his or her health, well-being and safety and provide them with care, guidance and supervision.<\/p>\n<p>It seeks to preserve and develop relationships between the child and their families and exercise proper disciplinary influence on them. They must recognise the personal, cultural and linguistic identity of the child.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister is to appoint a management and chairperson for each school or group of schools. The board of management is to appoint a director and staff to the school.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Periods_of_Detention\"><\/span>Periods of Detention<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Detention in a children&#8217;s detention centre must be for at least three months, but less than three years. Consecutive periods may be imposed. A person should not be detained beyond 18 years. Persons who complete sentences should be under supervision in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Failure to comply with conditions of supervision is an offence subject to summary conviction of imprisonment up to 12 months. Where a child attains the age of 16, the school director may apply to transfer the child to a children&#8217;s detention centre from a children&#8217;s detention school.<\/p>\n<p>The Director of a children&#8217;s detention centre shall accept children ordered to be detained unless the order is defective. The Minister may certify the maximum number of children who may be detained in a given school at any time.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inspectors_Board\"><\/span>Inspectors &amp; Board<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Minister is to appoint an inspector of children detention centres who is to hold office for five years, renewable. The inspector is to inspect each school and place of detention at least once every six months. A visiting panel is to be appointed by the Minister consisting of six to eight persons. There may be several panels organised on geographical grounds.<\/p>\n<p>The Special Residential Services Board is responsible for policy in relation to children, subject to detention or special care orders. The Board consists of 12 members appointed by the Minister with a range of expertise in relevant areas. The Board is to coordinate the delivery of residential accommodation and support to children in detained centres and special care units.<\/p>\n<p>The Board is to liaise with the courts on the level and nature of services available to children charged with offences or in need of special care and protection. It is to assist courts on request in identifying suitable places in detention centres and it is to liaise with school directors.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Absence_Discipline\"><\/span>Absence &amp; Discipline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A child who breaches the rules of a detention school may be disciplined in a way that is reasonable. The Minister may prescribe disciplinary provisions regarding corporal punishment, physical violence, and deprivation of food and drink. Treatment which is detrimental to physical, psychology or emotional well-being is prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>Children may be permitted to be absent from the school for reasons such as illness of a family member, funerals and other exceptional circumstances. Periods of absence are deemed part of the period of detention. Unauthorised absence is not included.<\/p>\n<p>Children may be permitted to be absent for employment, recreational or other beneficial purposes. Trips may be permitted with the aim of reintegrating the child or obtaining necessary counselling.<\/p>\n<p>Where a child has served one month, he may be granted temporary leave. The director, following consultation with the principal probation and welfare officer, may arrange for a child to be placed in supervision in the community.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Offences\"><\/span>Offences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It is an offence to escape while being transported to or from a detention school or from the school itself. Detention may be increased by up to three months. The overall detention must not exceed three years.<\/p>\n<p>If a child commits an offence escape between the ages of 16 and 18 years, the detention may be served in a children&#8217;s detention centre instead of a school. If the child is more than 18 years old, it may be served in a prison or a place of detention.<\/p>\n<p>A person who helps the child to escape is subject to summary conviction to a fine up to \u20ac952- or six-month imprisonment and both. It is an offence knowingly to harbour, maintain or conceal a child who has escaped or otherwise prevent a child from returning to a detention school.<\/p>\n<p>A person who, without lawful authority, attempts to enter a detention school, communicates, or attempts to communicate with a child in it is guilty of an offence, subject to a maximum of two months\u2019 imprisonment or a fine of \u20ac317 or both.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>CHILDREN ACT 2001<\/h2>\n<h4>Interpretation (general).<\/h4>\n<p>3.\u2014(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires\u2014<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAct of 1907\u201d means the Probation of Offenders Act, 1907;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAct of 1951\u201d means the Criminal Justice Act, 1951;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAct of 1967\u201d means the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAct of 1984\u201d means the Criminal Justice Act, 1984;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAct of 1991\u201d means the Child Care Act, 1991;<\/p>\n<p>\u201caction plan\u201d, where it occurs in Part 4, has the meaning assigned to it by section 39 and, where it occurs in Part 8, has the meaning assigned to it by section 80(1) or 82(2)(a), as the case may be;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cadult\u201d means any person of or over the age of 18 years;<\/p>\n<p>F5[\u201canti-social behaviour\u201d is to be construed in accordance with section 257A(2);]<\/p>\n<p>F6[\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cchild\u201d means a person under the age of 18 years;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cchildren detention order\u201d has the meaning assigned to it by section 142;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cchildren detention school\u201d means\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) any certified reformatory school or industrial school that becomes a children detention school by virtue of F7[section 159,]<\/p>\n<p>F7[(b) a place, school, premises or building designated as a children detention school pursuant to section 160, or]<\/p>\n<p>F8[(c) an amalgamated school within the meaning of section 163A (inserted by section 14 of the Children (Amendment) Act 2015);]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommissioner\u201d means the Commissioner of the Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na;<\/p>\n<p>\u201ccommunity sanction\u201d has the meaning assigned to it by section 115;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCourt\u201d, in Parts 7 and 8, means the Children Court;<\/p>\n<p>\u201ccriminal behaviour\u201d, in relation to a child, means the act or omission constituting an offence alleged to have been committed by the child;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cdetention\u201d means detention in a children detention school F9[\u2026];<\/p>\n<p>\u201cfamily conference\u201d means a conference convened by a probation and welfare officer pursuant to section 79;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cfamily welfare conference\u201d means a conference convened by F10[the F11[Child and Family Agency]] pursuant to section 7;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGaeltacht area\u201d means an area for the time being determined to be a Gaeltacht area by order under section 2 of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1956;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cguardian\u201d means\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) any legal guardian of a child,<\/p>\n<p>(b) any person who, in the opinion of the court having cognisance of any case in relation to a child or in which the child is concerned, has for the time being the charge of or control over the child, or<\/p>\n<p>(c) any person who has custody or care of a child by order of a court,<\/p>\n<p>but does not include F10[the F11[Child and Family Agency]];<\/p>\n<p>F9[\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cjuvenile liaison officer\u201d means a member of the Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na assigned by the Commissioner to perform the duties which he or she considers appropriate for such a member, including duties assigned under Part 4 or any regulations under that Part;<\/p>\n<p>\u201clegal guardian\u201d, in relation to a child, means any person who is the guardian of a child pursuant to the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964, or who is appointed to be his or her guardian by deed or will or by order of a court;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cmember in charge\u201d means a member of the Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na who is in charge of a Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na station at a time when the member in charge of a station is required to do anything or cause anything to be done pursuant to this Act;<\/p>\n<p>F7[&#8220;Minister&#8221; when used without qualification means the Minister for Justice and Equality, other than in subsections (4), (6), (9) and (11) of section 88, section 88A, section 88B and Part 10 where it means the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cparents\u201d, in relation to a child, means\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) in case one parent has the sole custody, charge or care of the child, that parent,<\/p>\n<p>(b) in case the child has been adopted under the Adoption Acts, 1952 to 1998 (or, if adopted outside the State, his or her adoption is recognised under the law of the State), the adopter or adopters or the surviving adopter, and<\/p>\n<p>(c) in any other case, both parents;<\/p>\n<p>F7[&#8220;prescribed&#8221; means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister or the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, as appropriate;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cprincipal probation and welfare officer\u201d means the principal probation and welfare officer of the probation and welfare service;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cprobation and welfare officer\u201d means a person appointed by the Minister to be a probation and welfare officer, or to be a welfare officer or probation officer;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cprobation and welfare service\u201d means the probation and welfare service of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform;<\/p>\n<p>\u201crelative\u201d, in relation to a child, means a brother, sister, uncle or aunt, or a spouse of the brother, sister, uncle or aunt, or a grandparent or step-parent, of the child;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cremand centre\u201d means a centre designated as such under section 88;<\/p>\n<p>F12[\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cschool\u201d means a children detention school;<\/p>\n<p>F13[&#8220;secondary victimisation&#8221; has the same meaning as it has in the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017;]<\/p>\n<p>F14[&#8220;special care order&#8221; has the meaning assigned to it by Part IVA (as amended by the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011) of the Act of 1991; ]<\/p>\n<p>\u201csummons\u201d has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(1) of the Courts (No. 3) Act, 1986;<\/p>\n<p>\u201csuperannuation benefits\u201d means pensions, gratuities and other allowances payable on resignation, retirement or death;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cvictim\u201d means a person who through or by means of an offence committed by a child, suffers physical or emotional harm, or loss of or damage to property F5[and, in relation to anti-social behaviour by a child, means a person who suffers physical or emotional harm as a consequence of that behaviour].<\/p>\n<p>(2) Any reference in this Act to a finding of guilt, or cognate words, includes a conviction, where the context so requires.<\/p>\n<p>(3) For the purposes of this Act\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) a reference to a Part, section or Schedule is to a Part, section or Schedule of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended,<\/p>\n<p>(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended,<\/p>\n<p>(c) a reference to any other enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.<\/p>\n<p>Annotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F5<br \/>\nInserted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s.122(a) and (g), S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<p>F6<br \/>\nDeleted (1.01.2005) by Health Act 2004 (42\/2004), s. 75 and sch. 7 part 11 item 1, S.I. No. 887 of 2004.<\/p>\n<p>F7<br \/>\nSubstituted (1.12.2015) by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 4(a)(i), (ii), (b) and (c), S.I. No. 539 of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>F8<br \/>\nInserted (1.12.2015) by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 4(a)(iii), S.I. No. 539 of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>F9<br \/>\nDeleted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s.122(c), (d) and (f), S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<p>F10<br \/>\nSubstituted (1.01.2005) by Health Act 2004 (42\/2004), s. 75 and sch. 7 part 11 item 1, S.I. No. 887 of 2004.<\/p>\n<p>F11<br \/>\nSubstituted (1.01.2014) by Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (40\/2013), s. 97 and sch. 2 part 14 item 1, S.I. No. 502 of 2013.<\/p>\n<p>F12<br \/>\nDeleted (31.03.2017) by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 4(d), S.I. No. 111 of 2017.<\/p>\n<p>F13<br \/>\nInserted (27.11.2017) by Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (28\/2017), s. 34(1)(a), S.I. No. 530 of 2017.<\/p>\n<p>F14<br \/>\nInserted (31.12.2017) by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (19\/2011), s. 27, S.I. No. 637 of 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Editorial Notes:<\/p>\n<p>E12<br \/>\nPrevious affecting provision: definition of \u201cchildren detention school\u201d, para. (b) amended (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 122(b), S.I. No. 65 of 2007; superseded as per F-note above.<\/p>\n<p>E13<br \/>\nPrevious affecting provision: definition of \u201cMinister\u201d amended (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 122(e), S.I. No. 65 of 2007; superseded as per F-note above.<\/p>\n<p>E14<br \/>\nPrevious affecting provision: definition of \u201cprescribed\u201d amended (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s.122(f), S.I. No. 65 of 2007; superseded as per F-note above.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Detention<\/p>\n<h4>Detention orders.<\/h4>\n<p>142.\u2014A court may, in accordance with this Part, by order (in this Part referred to as a \u201cchildren detention order\u201d) impose on a child a period of detention in a children detention school F124[\u2026] specified in the order.<\/p>\n<p>Annotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F124<br \/>\nDeleted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 158 and sch. 4 am. no. 11, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<h4>Restriction on detention orders.<\/h4>\n<p>143.\u2014(1) The court shall not make an order imposing a period of detention on a child unless it is satisfied that detention is the only suitable way of dealing with the child and F125[\u2026] that a place in a children detention school is available for him or her.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Where an order is made under subsection (1), the court making the order shall give its reasons for doing so in open court.<\/p>\n<p>Annotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F125<br \/>\nDeleted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 158 and sch. 4 am. no. 12, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<p>F126<br \/>\nInserted by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 8, not commenced as of date of revision.<\/p>\n<p>Modifications (not altering text):<\/p>\n<p>C15<br \/>\nProspective affecting provision: subs. (2) amended by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 8, not commenced as of date of revision.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Where an order is made under subsection (1), the court making the order shall give its reasons for doing so in open court F126[in language that is appropriate to the age and level of understanding of the child concerned].<\/p>\n<h4>Deferment of detention order.<\/h4>\n<p>144.\u2014(1) Without prejudice to section 145, where a court\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) has considered a probation officer\u2019s report or any other report made pursuant to this Part,<\/p>\n<p>(b) has heard the evidence of any person whose attendance it may have requested, including any person who made such a report,<\/p>\n<p>(c) has given the parent or guardian of the child concerned (or, if the child is married, his or her spouse), if present in court for the proceedings, or, if not so present, an adult relative of the child or other adult accompanying the child, an opportunity to give evidence, and<\/p>\n<p>(d) is of opinion that the appropriate way of dealing with the child would be to make a children detention order,<\/p>\n<p>it may defer making the order, in accordance with the provisions of this section, if a place is not available for the child in a children detention school or for any other sufficient reason.<\/p>\n<p>(2) The court shall defer the making of a children detention order only if the court is satisfied that, having regard to the nature of the offence and the age, level of understanding, character and circumstances of the child concerned, it would be in the interests of justice to defer the making of the order.<\/p>\n<p>(3) Where the making of a children detention order is deferred, the court shall adjourn the hearing and order that the child concerned be placed under the supervision of a probation and welfare officer.<\/p>\n<p>(4) In case the making of the order has been deferred because a place for the child is not available in a children detention school, the court shall order that the Director of that school shall apply to the court to make the children detention order when such a place becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>(5) In any other case, the court shall state in open court\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) the period of detention that is being deferred,<\/p>\n<p>(b) the date of the resumed court hearing, and<\/p>\n<p>(c) that the court will take into account at that hearing the information in the probation and welfare officer\u2019s report concerning the child\u2019s conduct in the meantime and the other matters mentioned in subsection (7)(b).<\/p>\n<p>(6) The court shall also explain to the child in open court in language appropriate to the level of understanding of the child\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) why the making of the children detention order is being deferred and for what period,<\/p>\n<p>(b) any of the conditions referred to in section 117 which the court suggests should be complied with by the child during that period,<\/p>\n<p>(c) the expectation of the court that the child will be of good conduct during that period and the possible consequences for the child of his or her failure to comply with any such conditions, and<\/p>\n<p>(d) the expectation of the court that the child\u2019s parents or guardian, where appropriate, will help and encourage the child to comply with any such conditions and not commit further offences.<\/p>\n<p>(7) (a) The probation and welfare officer under whose supervision the child has been placed shall prepare a report on the child for consideration by the court at the resumed hearing.<\/p>\n<p>(b) The report shall contain information on the child\u2019s conduct after the finding of guilt, including the extent to which the child has complied with any conditions suggested by the court, on any change in the child\u2019s circumstances and on any reparation by the child to the victim, together with any other information which the officer considers to be relevant.<\/p>\n<p>(c) The officer shall make all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the report is lodged with the clerk or other proper officer of the court at least 4 working days before the date of the resumed hearing.<\/p>\n<p>(8) The resumed court hearing shall take place not later than one year from the date of the adjourned hearing and may take place notwithstanding that the child has attained the age of 18 years in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>(9) At the resumed hearing the court shall consider the report prepared by the probation and welfare officer and, if the court thinks it necessary, hear evidence from the officer and shall by order\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) impose the period of detention which it had deferred or any shorter period,<\/p>\n<p>(b) suspend the whole or any portion of a period of detention so imposed, or<\/p>\n<p>(c) impose a community sanction appropriate to the age of the child concerned,<\/p>\n<p>and shall explain to the child in open court the reasons for its decision in language that the child understands.<\/p>\n<p>(10) Where\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) the Director of a children detention school applies to the court pursuant to an order under subsection (4), and<\/p>\n<p>(b) the court proposes to make a children detention order,<\/p>\n<p>it may issue a summons requiring the child to appear before it and, if the child does not appear in answer to the summons, may issue a warrant for his or her arrest.<\/p>\n<p>(11) Where the making of a children detention order has been deferred under this section it may not be further so deferred.<\/p>\n<h4>Alternative to detention where no place available in children detention school.<\/h4>\n<p>145.\u2014Where\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) a court would impose a period of detention on a child F127[\u2026] if a place were available for the child in a children detention school,<\/p>\n<p>(b) such a place is not available, and<\/p>\n<p>(c) the court is satisfied that it would not be appropriate in the particular case to defer making a children detention order,<\/p>\n<p>it may make, instead of a children detention order, an order imposing on the child the community sanction it considers most appropriate for the child.<\/p>\n<p>Annotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F127<br \/>\nDeleted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 158 and sch. 4 am. no. 13, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<h4>Finding of guilt during deferment.<\/h4>\n<p>146.\u2014A court which has deferred the making of a children detention order in relation to a child pursuant to section 144\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) may make the order before the expiration of the period of deferment if during that period the child is found guilty of any offence, and<\/p>\n<p>(b) where it proposes to make such an order, whether on the date originally specified by the court or by virtue of paragraph (a) before that date, may issue a summons requiring the child to appear before it and, if the child does not do so, may issue a warrant for his or her arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Detention in accordance with age of child.<\/p>\n<p>147.\u2014<\/p>\n<p>F128[\u2026]<br \/>\nAnnotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F128<br \/>\nDeleted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 158 and sch. 4 am. no. 14, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<h4>Document to be produced to Director of children detention school.<\/h4>\n<p>148.\u2014Where a child is ordered to be detained in a children detention school, a certified copy of the order shall be delivered with the child to the Director of the children detention school specified in the order and shall be sufficient authority for the detention of the child in the school for that period.<\/p>\n<p>F129[Period of detention in children detention school.<\/p>\n<p>149.\u2014 Where a child is found guilty of an offence in the Children Court, any term of detention in a children detention school imposed for the offence shall not be for a period longer than the term of detention or imprisonment which the court could impose on an adult who commits such an offence.]<\/p>\n<p>Annotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F129<br \/>\nSubstituted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 141, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<p>F130<br \/>\nSubstituted by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 9, not commenced as of date of revision.<\/p>\n<p>Modifications (not altering text):<\/p>\n<p>C16<br \/>\nProspective affecting provision: section substituted by Children (Amendment ) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 9, not commenced as of date of revision.<\/p>\n<p>F130[<\/p>\n<h4>Provisions regarding period of detention imposed by court<\/h4>\n<p>149. (1) Where a child is convicted of an offence and a period of detention is imposed on the child by a court, the period of detention shall not exceed the term of detention or imprisonment that the court could have imposed on a person of full age and capacity who is convicted of such an offence.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Where a court imposes a period of detention exceeding 3 years on a child, it shall give its reasons for doing so in open court in language that is appropriate to the age and level of understanding of the child.]<\/p>\n<p>Places of detention.<\/p>\n<p>150.\u2014<\/p>\n<p>F131[\u2026]<br \/>\nAnnotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F131<br \/>\nDeleted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 158 and sch. 4 am. no. 15, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<h4>Detention and supervision.<\/h4>\n<p>151.\u2014(1) Where a court is satisfied that detention is the only suitable way of dealing with a child F132[\u2026], it may, instead of making a children detention order, make a detention and supervision order.<\/p>\n<p>(2) A detention and supervision order shall provide for detention in a F133[children detention school] followed by supervision in the community.<\/p>\n<p>(3) Subject to subsection (4), half of the period for which a detention and supervision order is in force shall be spent by the child in detention in a F133[children detention school] and half under supervision in the community.<\/p>\n<p>(4) Where the child is released from detention on earning remission of sentence by industry or good conduct or on being given temporary release under section 2 F134[or 3, or conditional release under section 2A,] of the Act of 1960, supervision of the child in the community under the order shall be deemed to commence on the child\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<p>(5) The supervision provided for in this section shall be by a probation and welfare officer.<\/p>\n<p>(6) A detention and supervision order, in so far as it relates to detention, shall be deemed for all purposes to be a children detention order.<\/p>\n<p>(7) A detention and supervision order may specify such of the conditions provided for in section 117 as the court considers necessary for helping to ensure that the child concerned would be of good behaviour and for reducing the likelihood of the child\u2019s committing any further offences.<\/p>\n<p>(8) Section 130 shall apply, with any necessary modifications, to non-compliance with a detention and supervision order, or with any condition to which it is subject, as if for the references to an order in that section there were substituted references to a detention and supervision order.<\/p>\n<p>Annotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F132<br \/>\nDeleted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 158 and sch. 4 am. no. 16, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<p>F133<br \/>\nSubstituted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 158 and sch. 4 am. no. 17, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<p>F134<br \/>\nSubstituted (3.05.2023) by Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3\/2023), s. 74, S.I. No. 213 of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>F135<br \/>\nInserted by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 10(a), not commenced as of date of revision.<\/p>\n<p>F136<br \/>\nDeleted by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 10(b), not commenced as of date of revision.<\/p>\n<p>Modifications (not altering text):<\/p>\n<p>C17<br \/>\nProspective affecting provision: subs. (4) amended by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 10, not commenced as of date of revision.<\/p>\n<p>(4) Where the child is released from detention F135[on being granted remission of portion of his or her period of detention in a children detention school pursuant to regulations made under section 221,] F136[\u2026] supervision of the child in the community under the order shall be deemed to commence on the child\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer.<\/p>\n<p>152.\u2014<\/p>\n<p>F137[\u2026]<br \/>\nAnnotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F137<br \/>\nDeleted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 158 and sch. 4 am. no. 18, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Rules governing places of detention.<\/p>\n<p>153.\u2014<\/p>\n<p>F138[\u2026]<br \/>\nAnnotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F138<br \/>\nDeleted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 158 and sch. 4 am. no. 19, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Amendment of Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983.<\/p>\n<p>154.\u2014Section 2 of the Act of 1983 is hereby amended by the insertion of the following after \u201cSaint Patrick\u2019s Institution\u201d\u2014<\/p>\n<p>\u201cF139[\u2026] or in a children detention school\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Annotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F139<br \/>\nDeleted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 158 and sch. 4 am. no. 20, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<p>F140[<\/p>\n<h4>Persons who attain 18 years of age while detained<\/h4>\n<p>155. (1) Where\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) a person is detained in a children detention school on foot of a children detention order following conviction for an offence, and<\/p>\n<p>(b) the person\u2019s 18th birthday (which in this section shall be known as the \u2018relevant date\u2019) will occur before the period of detention specified in the order expires,<\/p>\n<p>that person shall serve any period of detention remaining to be served on the relevant date in a place that shall be determined in accordance with this section.<\/p>\n<p>(2) The Director shall, before the relevant date, request the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to authorise, under subsection (3), the transfer of a person referred to in subsection (1) on the relevant date or not later than 7 days from that date.<\/p>\n<p>(3) On receiving a request under subsection (2), the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs shall, before the relevant date and after consultation with the Minister, authorise the transfer of the person to such\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) place of detention provided under section 2 of the Act of 1970, or<\/p>\n<p>(b) prison,<\/p>\n<p>as the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, having consulted with the Minister, considers appropriate, to serve the period of detention that remains to be served by that person on the date that he or she is transferred.<\/p>\n<p>(4) On receiving an authorisation under subsection (3), the Director shall transfer the person to the place of detention or prison concerned on the relevant date or not later than 7 days from that date.<\/p>\n<p>(5) Notwithstanding subsections (2), (3) and (4), if\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) a person is engaged in a course of education or training in the children detention school, or<\/p>\n<p>(b) the period of detention remaining to be served by a person in the children detention school on the relevant date is 6 months or less,<\/p>\n<p>the Director may, instead of making a request under subsection (2), determine that the person shall continue to be detained in the children detention school for a period not exceeding 6 months from the relevant date.<\/p>\n<p>(6) Where a Director has made a determination under subsection (5) that a person shall continue to be detained in a children detention school for a period not exceeding 6 months from the relevant date and\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(a) before the period has elapsed, the person\u2014<\/p>\n<p>(i) completes the course of education or training to which paragraph (a) of that subsection refers, or<\/p>\n<p>(ii) ceases to be engaged in the course of education or training concerned,<\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p>(b) the period is about to elapse,<\/p>\n<p>the Director shall, or in the case of a cessation of engagement referred to in paragraph (a) (ii), may, where a period of detention remains to be served by the person, make a request under subsection (2) as soon as may be in respect of that person and in such case, reference in subsections (2) and (3) to &#8220;before the relevant date&#8221; shall be construed as &#8220;as soon as may be&#8221; and reference in subsections (2) and (4) to &#8220;on the relevant date&#8221; shall be construed as a reference to the day after the date of authorisation by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs under subsection (3).<\/p>\n<p>(7) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any enactment, a child shall not be transferred from a children detention school to a place of detention provided under section 2 of the Act of 1970 or to a prison.<\/p>\n<p>(8) In this section\u2014<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Director&#8221; means the Director, within the meaning of section 180, of the children detention school in which a person referred to in subsection (1) is detained before the relevant date;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;enactment&#8221; has the same meaning as it has in the Interpretation Act 2005.]<\/p>\n<p>Annotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F140<br \/>\nSubstituted (1.12.2015) by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 11(1), S.I. No. 539 of 2015, subject to transitional provision in subs. (2).<\/p>\n<p>Editorial Notes:<\/p>\n<p>E28<br \/>\nPrevious affecting provisions: section amended (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 142, S.I. No. 65 of 2007; substituted as per F-note above.<\/p>\n<p>Restriction on punishment of children.<\/p>\n<p>156.\u2014No court shall pass a sentence of imprisonment on a child or commit a child to prison.<\/p>\n<p>F141[Transitional provision.<\/p>\n<p>156A.\u2014F142[\u2026]]<\/p>\n<p>Annotations<\/p>\n<p>Amendments:<\/p>\n<p>F141<br \/>\nInserted (1.03.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26\/2006), s. 143, S.I. No. 65 of 2007.<\/p>\n<p>F142<br \/>\nRepealed (31.03.2017) by Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (30\/2015), s. 3(1)(c), S.I. No. 111 of 2017, subject to transitional provisions in subss. 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