Section 253 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Notification of convening of family group conference

253 Notification of convening of family group conference (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, every Youth Justice Co-ordinator who convenes a family group conference shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that notice of the date on which, and the time and place at which, the conference is to be held is given to every person who is entitled to attend that conference. (2) No notice is required to be given pursuant to subsection (1) of this section to any person whose whereabouts cannot, after reasonable enquiries, be ascertained. (3) Every notice required by subsection (1) of this section shall be given a reasonable time before the conference is to be held. (4) Failure to notify any person in accordance with this section shall not affect the validity of the proceedings of a family group conference unless it is shown that the failure is likely to have materially affected the outcome of that conference.