By John-Paul MacNamara, Lecturer, City Law School, Barrister (Door Tenant), 33 Bedford Row
Many of us in criminal practice can remember the enactment of LASPO 2012 and the change it had to the test courts applied when considering a youth bail application. The relevant provisions were contained in sections 91-102 of LASPO 2012 and the first and second set of conditions for a (non-extradition) youth remand were specifically set out in sections 98 and 99 respectively. Both sections set out a number of conditions that needed to be satisfied before the court could remand a youth to youth detention accommodation.
Section 98 LASPO 2012
Section 98 set out the age condition, offence condition, necessity condition and the first and second legal representation conditions.
The offence condition meant...
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