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CurrentPreferred way of starting proceedings
42 Preferred way of starting proceedings
(1)
A proceeding against a child for an offence, other than a serious offence, must be started by way of complaint and summons.
(2)
This section does not apply to a police officer.
Note—
The requirement for a police officer to start a proceeding by complaint and summons or notice to appear is dealt with by section 12.
(3)
This section does not affect—
(a)
the charging of a child under the Justices Act 1886, section 42(1A); or
(b)
the arrest of a child for escaping from lawful custody or who is unlawfully at large; or
(c)
a proceeding against a child on an indictment.
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