Record of youth caution
115 Record of youth caution
A cautioning police officer who gives or attends the giving of a youth caution to a child must make a record of the youth caution.
The record must—
be in the form approved by the Chief Commissioner of Police; and
contain any prescribed information.
Note
A youth caution must not be recorded on a child's criminal record or form part of the child's criminal history, and the giving of a youth caution in respect of an alleged offence is not to be treated as a finding of guilt that the child committed the offence—see section 139.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed information
). Made under this Act:
- Youth Justice Regulations 2025 · under section 766
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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