Section 209 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Consideration of warning as alternative to prosecution

209 Consideration of warning as alternative to prosecution Where an enforcement officer is considering whether to institute criminal proceedings against a child or young person for an offence alleged or admitted to have been committed by that child or young person, that officer shall consider whether it would be sufficient to warn the child or young person, unless a warning is clearly inappropriate having regard to the seriousness of the offence and the nature and number of previous offences committed by the child or young person.