39 Youth offending teams

39  Youth offending teams

(1)     Subject to subsection (2) below, it shall be the duty of each local authority, acting in co-operation with the persons and bodies mentioned in subsection (3) below, to establish for their area one or more youth offending teams.

(2)     Two (or more) local authorities acting together may establish one or more youth offending teams for both (or all) their areas; and where they do so—

(a)     any reference in the following provisions of this section (except subsection (4)(b)) to, or to the area of, the local authority or a particular local authority shall be construed accordingly, and

(b)     the reference in subsection (4)(b) to the local authority shall be construed as a reference to one of the authorities.

(3)     It shall be the duty of—

(a)     every chief officer

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