Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

10.   Detention of child

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    (1)   A child who is apprehended shall, whether an assessment of the child is effected or not, be detained by a police officer to appear at an initial inquiry within a reasonable time but not later than seventy-two hours after the apprehension.

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    (2)   A child who is in detention in police custody —

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      (a)     must be —

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        (i)     detained separately from adults,

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        (ii)     detained with children of the same sex and monitored by a police officer of the same sex,

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        (iii)     detained in conditions which will reduce the risk of harm to that child, including the risk of harm caused by other children;

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      (b)     must have —

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        (i)     adequate food and water,

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        (ii)     medical treatment,

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        (iii)     reasonable visits by a parent, relative, appropriate adult, an attorney-at-law, social worker, assigned officer, health worker and religious counsellor or another person having a close relationship with the child;

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        (iv)     access to reading material,

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        (v)     adequate exercise, and

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        (vi)     adequate clothing.