Section 260 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Family group conference may make decisions and recommendations and formulate plans

260 Family group conference may make decisions and recommendations and formulate plans (1) Subject to section 259(2) of this Act, a family group conference convened under this Part of this Act may make such decisions and recommendations and formulate such plans as it considers necessary or desirable in relation to the child or young person in respect of whom the conference was convened. (2) Except as provided in section 258(a)(ii) of this Act, in making such decisions and recommendations and formulating such plans, the conference shall have regard to the principles set out in section 208 of this Act. (3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) of this section, a family group conference may— (a) Recommend that any proceedings commenced against the child or young person for any offence should proceed or be discontinued: (b) Recommend that a formal Police caution should be given to the child or young person: (c) Recommend that an application for a declaration under section 67 of this Act should be made in respect of the child: (d) Recommend appropriate penalties that might be imposed on the young person: (e) Recommend that the child or young person make reparation to any victim of the offence.