Part 9
Detention and monitoring
Form of custody
333Special provisions relating to custody
Every person to whom a warrant of commitment is addressed under this Act is justified in detaining in accordance with the terms of the warrant any person who the addressee of the warrant believes on reasonable grounds to be the person named in the warrant, whether or not there is any defect in the issuing of the warrant.
Where any person (the detainee) is held in custody under this Act (whether pursuant to a warrant of commitment or otherwise), the person responsible for the detainee’s custody must—
- inform the detainee of the detainee’s right to contact a lawyer or any responsible adult nominated by or in respect of the detainee under section 375 (or, where the detainee is under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian of the detainee); and
- on request by the detainee, any lawyer or agent acting for the detainee, or, where appropriate, any responsible adult, parent, or guardian, take all such reasonable steps as may be practicable to enable the lawyer or agent, or the responsible adult, parent, or guardian, to visit the detainee and communicate with the detainee in private.
Where a person is detained under this Act in a prison, that person must be treated in accordance with the Corrections Act 2004 and any regulations made under that Act regulating the treatment of prisoners detained in prisons under this Act.
A person to whom a warrant of commitment is addressed may take such reasonable measures as are necessary to give effect to the warrant.