The Local Authority Remands (Electronic Monitoring of Conditions) (Responsible Officer) Order 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/845
• Sections: 6

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Local Authority Remands (Electronic Monitoring of Conditions) (Responsible Officer) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 22nd April 2002.

Section 2

In this Order—

“curfew condition” means a condition imposed on a child or young person under section 23(7) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 by a court remanding him to local authority accommodation that he remain, for periods specified in the condition, at a place so specified;

“electronic monitoring condition” means a condition imposed on a child or a young person under section 23(7) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 for the purpose of securing the electronic monitoring of his compliance with any other condition imposed on him by a court remanding him to local authority accommodation;

“police area” means a police area established under section 1 of the Police Act 1996 ;

“responsible officer” means the person responsible under section 23AA(6) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 for the monitoring, where an electronic monitoring condition is imposed.

Section 3

Where an electronic monitoring condition is imposed for the purpose of securing compliance with a condition which relates to a place or area in a police area specified in Schedule 1 to this Order, the responsible officer shall be an employee of Premier Monitoring Services Limited of Berkshire Court, Western Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1RE.

Section 4

Where an electronic monitoring condition is imposed for the purpose of securing compliance with a condition which relates to a place or area in a police area specified in Schedule 2 to this Order, the responsible officer shall be an employee of Securicor Custodial Services Limited of Sutton Park, 15 Carshalton Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4LD.

Section 5

Where an electronic monitoring condition is imposed for the purpose of securing compliance with a condition which relates to a place or area in a police area specified in Schedule 3 to this Order, the responsible officer shall be an employee of Reliance Secure Task Management Limited of Boundary House, Cricketfield Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1QG.

Section 6

(1) This article applies where:

(a) an electronic monitoring condition is imposed for the purpose of securing compliance with more than one condition;

(b) the conditions relate to different places or areas;

(c) the places or areas are in different police areas; and

(d) the police areas are specified in different Schedules to this Order.

(2) If one of the conditions is a curfew condition, then articles 3 to 5 have effect as if the electronic monitoring condition was imposed solely for the purpose of securing compliance with the curfew condition.

(3) In any other case, the court shall choose whichever of the police areas referred to in paragraph 1 (c) as it thinks fit and the responsible officer shall be of the description which would be specified in articles 3 to 5 if the electronic monitoring condition was imposed for the purpose of securing compliance with conditions which related solely to places or areas within that police area.