23.—(1) The following persons may attend the mediation—
(a)the parties to the mediation;
(b)any advocate or other supporter that the appropriate person wishes to attend the mediation;
(c)where the child's parent is a party to the mediation, the child (with the agreement of the child's parent, the mediator and the person in charge of the relevant youth accommodation where the child is detained);
(d)where the detained person's alternative person M1 is a party to the mediation, the young person (with the agreement of the alternative person and the mediator); and
(e)any other person, with the consent of the parties to the mediation, or where there is no such agreement, with the consent of the mediator.
(2) Where the child's parent is a party to the mediation, the mediator must take reasonable steps to ascertain the views of the child about the issues being considered by the mediation.
(3) Where the young person's alternative person is a party to the mediation, the mediator must take reasonable steps to ascertain the views of the young person about the issues being considered by the mediation.
Marginal Citations
M1Alternative person has the meaning given in regulation 32(3) of these Regulations.