Section 254 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Youth Justice Co-ordinator to ascertain views of persons unable to attend family group conference

254 Youth Justice Co-ordinator to ascertain views of persons unable to attend family group conference (1) Every Youth Justice Co-ordinator who convenes a family group conference shall take all reasonable steps to ascertain the views of any person who is entitled to attend the conference but who has notified the Youth Justice Co-ordinator that he or she or it is unable, for any reason, to do so. (2) Where, in respect of any family group conference, a Youth Justice Co-ordinator ascertains the views of any person pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, that Co-ordinator shall ensure that those views are made known at that conference.