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StatuteChildren, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989

Section 219 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Explanations not required if child or young person already informed of rights

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219 Explanations not required if child or young person already informed of rights Nothing in section 215 or section 215A or section 216 or section 217 of this Act requires any explanation to be given to a child or young person if the same explanation has been given to the child or young person not earlier than 1 hour before the later explanation would, apart from this section, be required to be given. Section 219 was amended, as from 8 January 1995, by section 31(3) Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121) by inserting “ or section 215A ” .

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