UPDATE:

One of Ballarat's most notorious young criminals has refused to appear before court.

The 13-year-old was due to appear via videolink in a children's court for the remainder of his plea hearing on Monday morning, but he refused to.

The boy, who The Courier cannot name for legal reasons, originally pleaded guilty in October to 21 matters which resulted in him racking up almost $450,000 in offences across Ballarat over just 18 days.

But he now faces a number of fresh charges which were racked up after the boy was released on Supreme Court bail while awaiting sentencing last November.

Some of the fresh offending includes burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and dangerous driving while being pursued by police.

The boy's lawyer told the court on Monday his client was ready to have his matters finalised, but he became upset when he was told he may not be able to return home when he was released from custody.

She said the boy, who has spent 94 days on remand, was looking forward to having structure in his life again and returning to school.

She also told the court she was instructed to enter a plea of guilty to the fresh charges.

The matter was adjourned for a week so the magistrate could be addressed further on what would happen to the boys' living arrangements when released.

The magistrate said he was not willing to place the boy on another youth supervision order until he knew what was going to change this time around.

The summary of the new offences will be read to the court at the next appearance.

LAST MONTH:

One of Ballarat's most notorious young criminals will remain behind bars until he is sentenced next month.

The 13-year-old boy who was released on bail by the Supreme Court only to re-offend will now remain in custody until at least February 6.

The boy, who The Courier cannot name for legal reasons, was due in a children's court on Friday for sentencing over 21 charges which include criminal damage by fire and multiple counts of theft of a motor vehicle and number plate thefts.

The boy originally pleaded guilty in October to the matters which resulted in him racking up almost $450,000 in offences across Ballarat over just 18 days.

The court heard during the short-lived crime spree between August 28 and September 14 the teenager was using ice.

The matter was then adjourned while a detailed pre-sentence report was completed.

During that time the boy was released on bail in November by the Supreme Court.

The court on Friday heard the boy breached his bail by re-offending and is now facing a number of fresh charges which include burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and dangerous driving while being pursued by police.

A lawyer representing the boy on Friday sought an adjournment to have a chance to speak with the boy over the fresh charges.

She indicated the matter would then be ready to proceed on February 6.

A new report detailing sentencing recommendations will also be written and submitted to the court on that date.

The boy was remanded and will appear via videolink for the hearing.