§ Mr. RentonI beg to move, in page 12, line 26, to leave out "twenty-eight" and to insert "twenty-one".
This Amendment reduces from twenty-eight days to twenty-one days the period of interim detention of a young person brought before the court under Clause 16 with a view to transfer from approved school to borstal. The hon. Member for Widnes (Mr. MacColl) asked me to consider this point and, on balance, we favour the shorter period, bearing in mind that under subsection (3) of the Clause the period of interim detention under subsection (2) can, if necessary, be extended.
§ Mr. MacCollThank you very much.
§ Amendment agreed to.