151Police must caution and release child or young person as

151 Police must caution and release child or young person as soon as practicable (1) If a police officer intends to caution a child or young person, the police officer must— (a) take the child or young person to a police station; and (b) issue the caution within a reasonable time after the child or young person is taken to the station. (2) If a police officer cautions a child or young person, the police officer must as soon as practicable after the caution is issued— (a) arrange for the child or young person to be escorted by a police officer to the child’s or young person’s home; or (b) arrange for a person with parental responsibility for the child or young person to come to the police station to collect the child or young person; or (c) release the child or young person. (3) If a police officer releases a child or young person under subsection (2) (c), the police officer must tell the CYP director-general about the release as soon as practicable after the release.