Do the police have the statutory power of arrest under the 2004 Act to arrest an under 16 year old for breach of their ASBO where there are no criminal offences involved?
A. There is nothing in the Act to suggest the police cannot arrest an under 16 year old for breach of an ASBO. Therefore, if an under 16 year old breached their ASBO and did not commit any other offences they are liable to being arrested and the police can use their statutory power (under s.11 of 2004 Act) to arrest them.
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