Children and Young People Act 2008
190Security classification—basis etc
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190 Security classification—basis etc (a) must give a young detainee a security classification; and (b) may review the classification at any time. (2) When deciding a young detainee’s security classification, the director-general must consider the following: (a) the reason for the detention, including the nature of any offence for which the young detainee is detained; (b) the risks posed by the young detainee if the young detainee were to escape; (c) the risk of the young detainee escaping; (d) the risks posed by the young detainee while at a detention place; (e) the risks to the young detainee of being accommodated with particular young detainees or in particular areas at a detention place; (f) any other matter prescribed by regulation.
(3) The director-general may also consider anything else the director-general considers relevant. (4) The security measures to which a young detainee is subject under a security classification must be the minimum necessary to ensure secure detention of the young detainee.