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4.1 Whilst in cases involving adults, surety and security may only be used to secure attendance at court and forfeiture may only take place in the case of a failure to surrender to custody, different circumstances may apply to cases involving youths.
4.2 Section 3(7) of the Bail Act 1976 provides that, where the accused is a youth and
his/her parent or guardian stands surety for him/her, the court may require the surety to secure that the youth complies with any condition of bail imposed. This requirement may only be imposed with the consent of the parent or guardian and the sum in which the parent or guardian is bound may not exceed £50.