Section 246 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Procedure where young person arrested and brought before Court

246 Procedure where young person arrested and brought before Court Where a young person is arrested for an offence (other than murder or manslaughter or a traffic offence not punishable by imprisonment) and is brought before a Youth Court to answer the charge, the following provisions shall apply: (a) If, after consulting with the barrister or solicitor representing the young person or with a Youth Advocate, the young person denies the charge, then the charge shall be dealt with in accordance with sections 273 to 276 of this Act: (b) In any other case the Court shall not enter a plea to the charge but shall— (i) Direct a Youth Justice Co-ordinator to convene a family group conference in relation to the matter; and (ii) Adjourn the proceedings until that family group conference had been held.