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Youth Justice Act 1997
80Preconditions for making detention order
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80 Preconditions for making detention order
The Court may only make a detention order if the Court –
(a) has considered all other available sentences; and
(b) is satisfied that no other sentence is appropriate in the circumstances of the case.