Section 281 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Court not to make orders unless family group conference held

281 Court not to make orders unless family group conference held (1) Subject to section 248 of this Act, where a charge against a young person is proved before a Youth Court, the Court shall not make any order under section 282 or section 283 of this Act unless a family group conference has had an opportunity to consider ways in which the Court might deal with the young person in relation to the charge. (2) A Youth Court shall not— (a) Where a young person appears before the Court on a summons issued under section 295 of this Act, exercise any of the powers conferred on it by subsection (2) of that section; or (b) Where the Court cancels a community work order pursuant to section 299 or section 300 of this Act, substitute any other order in place of that community work order; or (c) Where the Court cancels a supervision order or a supervision with activity order pursuant to section 309 of this Act, substitute any other order in place of that order; or (d) Where the Court cancels a supervision with residence order pursuant to section 316 of this Act, substitute any other order in place of that order,— unless a family group conference has first been convened to consider the matter, and for that purpose the Court shall direct a Youth Justice Co-ordinator to convene a family group conference in relation to the matter not later than 14 days after the date on which that direction is given. (3) The provisions of sections 250 to 269 (other than section 259) of this Act shall apply, so far as applicable and with all necessary modifications, to every family group conference directed to be convened pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.