THIRD GROUP OF PARTSDisposals
PART 6Orders relating to conduct
CHAPTER 1Referral orders for offenders aged under 18
Youth offender panels
I194Attendance at panel meetings: other persons
1
At a meeting of a youth offender panel, the offender may be accompanied by one person aged 18 or over chosen by the offender with the agreement of the panel.
2
It need not be the same person who accompanies the offender to every meeting.
3
The panel may allow any of the following to attend a meeting—
a
a victim;
b
any person who appears to the panel to be someone capable of having a good influence on the offender.
4
If the panel allows a victim to attend a meeting of the panel, it may allow the victim to be accompanied to the meeting by one person chosen by the victim with the agreement of the panel.
5
For the purposes of subsections (3) and (4) “victim” means any person who appears to the panel to be a victim of, or otherwise affected by, the offence or any of the offences in respect of which the offender was referred to the panel.