CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 259 Obligations on youth detention officers before strip searches

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 259

    (1)     This section applies if a youth detention officer proposes to strip search a young detainee.

    (2)     The youth detention officer must tell the young detainee—

        (a)     whether the young detainee will be required to remove clothing during the search; and

        (b)     if the young detainee will be required to remove clothing, why the removal is necessary.

    (3)     If the young detainee asks why the search is being conducted in a particular way, the youth detention officer must tell the young detainee the reasons.

    (4)     The youth detention officer must ask for the young detainee's cooperation for the search.