14. Kept in police custody
If I’m kept in police custody, they will explain how long this will last and what the next steps will be.
If the police decide that you need to stay in police custody, you will stay until your first court hearing. This will usually be within 24 hours of you arriving at the police station.
You will be taken straight from police custody to the court.
Your first court hearing is called a bail hearing. The court will decide whether you can be bailed, remanded to local authority accommodation, or should stay in custody until your next court hearing (usually your trial). This type of custody is not the same as police custody, and you will be placed into the youth secure estate.
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