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Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008)

Regulations

Regulations relating to Child Justice

Chapter 2 : Criminal capacity of children under the age of 14 years and matters related to age

12. Recording the outcome of the assessment and decision taken

 

(1) The probation officer must, for the purposes of section 9(6) of the Act, record the outcome of the assessment and the decision made—
(a) in writing;
(b) immediately after concluding the assessment and making the decision;
(c) with sufficient detail;
(d) in a manner that reveals the information that was considered; and
(e) in a manner that explains how he or she arrived at the outcome of the assessment and at the decision.

 

(2) The record of the outcome of the assessment and the decision made must be filed in the personal file of the child.