15Records of warnings and cautions

15 Records of warnings and cautions

15 Records of warnings and cautions

(1) For the purposes of section 17 (2) of the Act, a record of a warning given to a child under Part 3 of the Act must contain the following matters—

(a) the time the offence occurred,

(b) the place where the offence occurred,

(c) the nature of the offence,

(d) the name of the child,

(e) the gender of the child.

(2) For the purposes of section 33 (2) of the Act, a record of a caution given to a child under Part 4 of the Act must contain the following matters—

(a) the name and address of the child,

(b) the date of birth of the child,

(c) the gender of the child,

(d) the cultural or ethnic background of the child,

(e) the name and rank (if any) of the person who gave the caution,

(f) the nature of the offence,

(g) the place, date and time of the caution,

(h) the persons present when the caution was given.

(3) A record referred to in subclause (1) or (2) is to be kept on COPS.