YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1993 - SECT 10

YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1993 - SECT 10

10—Convening of family conference

        (1)         When a police officer notifies a Youth Justice Co-ordinator of an offence so that a family conference may be convened to deal with the matter, the officer must supply the Youth Justice Co-ordinator with the names and addresses of—

            (a)         the guardians of the youth; and

            (b)         any relatives of the youth who may, in the opinion of the officer, be able to participate usefully in the family conference; and

            (c)         any other person who has had a close association with the youth and may, in the opinion of the authorised officer, be able to participate usefully in the family conference; and

            (d)         the victim of the offence and, if the victim is a youth, the guardians of the victim; and

            (e)         a person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of the offence, and if that person is a youth, the person's guardians.

        (2)         The Youth Justice Co-ordinator—

            (a)         will fix a time and place for the family conference; and

            (b)         will issue a notice requiring the youth to attend at that time and place; and

            (c)         will invite the persons referred to in subsection (1) and, in the case of a youth referred to in subsection (1)(d) or (e), will invite them to bring along a person of their choice to provide assistance and support; and

            (d)         will invite other persons, whom the Youth Justice Co-ordinator, after consultation with the youth and members of the youth's family, thinks appropriate to attend the conference at that time and place.