252Child or young person in custody to be permitted to attend family group conference

1. Any child or young person who is entitled to attend a family group conference pursuant to section 251(1)(a) and who is detained in the custody of the chief executive or the Police or in any prison shall be permitted to attend that conference, unless it is impracticable for the child or young person so to attend.

2. Nothing in subsection (1) entitles any child or young person to whom this section applies to attend a family group conference otherwise than subject to such reasonable conditions as may be necessary to prevent the child or young person from absconding while the child or young person is attending that conference.

3. Where a child or young person to whom this section applies is entitled to attend a family group conference and wishes to do so, the person having the custody of the child or young person shall, without further authority than this section, cause that child or young person to be taken to the place where that conference is to be held for the purpose of attending the conference.