150Police may caution children and young people

150 Police may caution children and young people (1) A police officer may caution a child or young person for a caution offence if— (a) the police officer believes on reasonable grounds that the child or young person is committing, or has committed, the offence; and (b) the child or young person has not been cautioned in the preceding 12 months for a caution offence. (2) A caution must— (b) state— (i) the date of issue of the caution; and (ii) the caution offence that the police officer believes the child or young person is committing, or has committed; and (iii) the grounds for the police officer’s belief; and (c) warn the child or young person that if the child or young person engages in behaviour that constitutes a further caution offence within 12 months after the date of issue of the caution, the child or young person may be prosecuted for the further offence; and (d) be signed by the police officer. (3) A police officer who issues a caution must— (a) keep the caution in the police records; and (b) give a copy of the caution to— (i) the child or young person; and

Police cautions for children and young people Division 9.3 (ii) a person with parental responsibility for the child or young (iii) if the CYP director-general has parental responsibility (whether shared or otherwise) for the child or young person—the CYP director-general; and (iv) the commissioner. Note A copy of the caution must be given to the person as soon as possible (see Legislation Act, s 151B). (4) If a child or young person is cautioned for an offence, the child or young person must not be prosecuted in a court for the offence.