An authorised person may give a youth conditional caution to a child or young person (“the offender”) if—
In this Chapter, “youth conditional caution” means a caution which is given in respect of an offence committed by the offender and which has conditions attached to it with which the offender must comply.
The conditions which may be attached to such a caution are those which have one or more of the following objects—
The conditions that may be attached to a youth conditional caution include—
Conditions attached by virtue of subsection (4)(b) may not require the offender to attend for more than 20 hours in total, not including any attendance required by conditions attached for the purpose of facilitating the offender's rehabilitation.
The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (5) by substituting a different figure.
If an authorised person gives a youth conditional caution to an offender, the authorised person must as soon as practicable refer the offender to a youth offending team.
In this section, “authorised person” means—