679Child or young person in youth justice custodial centre sentenced to imprisonment

679 Child or young person in youth justice custodial centre sentenced to imprisonment

(a) a child or young person is serving a sentence of detention in a youth justice custodial centre and before the sentence of detention expires, the child or young person is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for any offence; and

(b) in the case of a child, the child is 16 years of age or over at the time of being sentenced to the term of imprisonment—

the Secretary must notify the Youth Parole Board that the child or young person has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment.

See section 682 in respect of sentences of detention imposed concurrently or cumulatively on sentences of imprisonment.

(2) On a notification under subsection (1), the Youth Parole Board must direct that the child or young person serve the unexpired portion of the period of detention as imprisonment unless—

(a) the Board considers there are exceptional circumstances; or

(b) the Secretary advises the Board that the Secretary does not oppose the child or young person serving the unexpired portion of the period of detention in a youth justice custodial centre.

(3) If a direction is given under subsection (2), the child or young person is subject to the jurisdiction of the Adult Parole Board as if the period of detention served by the child or young person before the sentence of imprisonment referred to in subsection (1), or their release on parole by the Youth Parole Board, had been a non-parole period.