sec.48AEReleasing children whose safety is endangered because of offence

### sec.48AE Releasing children whose safety is endangered because of offence This section applies in relation to a child in custody in connection with a charge of an offence. A court or police officer must not release the child from custody if satisfied— the child’s safety would be endangered if the child were released; and the factors endangering the child’s safety arise from the circumstances of the offence; and in the circumstances, there is no reasonably practicable way of ensuring the child’s safety other than by keeping the child in custody. A court or police officer must not decide it is satisfied of the matters mentioned in subsection (2) only because— the child has no apparent family support; or the child will not have accommodation, or adequate accommodation, on release from custody. s 48AE ins 2019 No. 23 s 10 amd 2021 No. 9 s 23 (sec.48AE-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a child in custody in connection with a charge of an offence. (sec.48AE-ssec.2) A court or police officer must not release the child from custody if satisfied— the child’s safety would be endangered if the child were released; and the factors endangering the child’s safety arise from the circumstances of the offence; and in the circumstances, there is no reasonably practicable way of ensuring the child’s safety other than by keeping the child in custody. (sec.48AE-ssec.3) A court or police officer must not decide it is satisfied of the matters mentioned in subsection (2) only because— the child has no apparent family support; or the child will not have accommodation, or adequate accommodation, on release from custody. - (a) the child’s safety would be endangered if the child were released; and - (b) the factors endangering the child’s safety arise from the circumstances of the offence; and - (c) in the circumstances, there is no reasonably practicable way of ensuring the child’s safety other than by keeping the child in custody. - (a) the child has no apparent family support; or - (b) the child will not have accommodation, or adequate accommodation, on release from custody.