Young Offenders Act 1997

Before a caution is given to a child, the person arranging for the caution to be given must give a written notice to the child.

The notice must contain the following information—

the offence in respect of which the caution is to be given,

the persons who may be present when the caution is given,

the purpose, nature and effect of the caution,

the date, time and place at which the caution is to be given,

the name of a police officer who is a contact officer concerning the caution,

the consequences of failure to attend the giving of the caution,

the right of the child to obtain legal advice and where that advice may be obtained,

the right of the child to elect that the matter be dealt with by a court if the child does not wish to proceed with the caution.

The notice must be given in a form approved by the Commissioner of Police and be expressed in language readily capable of being understood by children.