[51A Sending cases to the Crown Court: children and young persons]
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (1998 c 37) | Legislation

[51A  Sending cases to the Crown Court: children and young persons]

[(A1)     Subsections (3A) and (3B) apply where—

(a)     a magistrates' court (“the court”) determines that any of the conditions set out in subsection (3) is met in relation to an offence with which a person has been charged, and

(b)     the accused is a child or young person.]

[(1)     This section is subject to sections 24A and 24B of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (which provide for certain offences involving children or young persons to be tried summarily).

(2) Where a child or young person appears or is brought before a magistrates' court (“the court”) charged with an offence and any of the conditions mentioned in subsection (3) below is satisfied, the court shall send him forthwith to the Crown Court for trial for the offence.

(3)     Those conditions are—

(a)     that the offence falls within subsection (12) below;

(b)     that the offence is such as is mentioned in [section 249(1)(a) or (b) of the Sentencing Code] (other than one mentioned in paragraph (d) below in relation to which it appears to the court as mentioned there) and the court considers that if he is found guilty of the

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