376Court may authorise continued detention in secure care

1. If, on an application under section 371 in respect of a child or young person, the court is satisfied that it is necessary, on either or both of the grounds specified in section 368, to detain the child or young person in secure care, the court may grant an approval authorising the continued detention of the child or young person in secure care.

2. In considering an application under section 371, the court may take into account any oral or documentary material that the court considers relevant, whether or not it would be admissible in a court of law.

3. On granting an approval under subsection (1), the court—

4. shall record in writing the reasons for granting the approval; and
5. may impose such conditions relating to the continued detention of the child or young person in secure care as the court thinks fit.

6. Subject to subsection (5), an approval granted under subsection (1) shall be valid for a period of 14 days commencing on the day on which it is granted, or such shorter period as the court may specify.

7. Notwithstanding subsection (4), where an application under section 371 relates to a child or young person who is remanded, by the High Court or the District Court, in the custody of the chief executive pursuant to section 173(2), 174(1), or 175(1A) or (2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, the court may grant an approval under subsection (1) for such period (being more than 14 days but not more than 28 days) as the court shall specify, in any case where the court is satisfied that, because of the length of time for which the child or young person is likely to be detained in the chief executive's custody, the public interest so requires. Any approval so granted shall be valid for the specified period commencing on the day on which it is granted.