To enhance support for young offenders, the mechanism of Family Conference has been introduced for children / juveniles cautioned under the Police Superintendent's Discretion Scheme since 1 October 2003. The objectives of Family Conference are to bring together the cautioned juveniles and their family members as well as professionals from relevant Government departments / agencies at an early stage to assess the needs of the juveniles and to draw up follow-up plan to address their needs.

Protocol providing guidelines for police officers, social workers and relevant professionals on conducting Family Conference (2009 revised version - effective from 15th August 2009) can be downloaded here:

Protocol on Conducting Family Conference for Juveniles Cautioned under the Police Superintendent's Discretion Scheme (Revised in August 2009)  Acrobat Doc

Annex 1 - Consent form for referral  MS Word Doc

Annex 2 - Referral for social services  MS Word Doc

Annex 3 - Background report on juvenile offender  MS Word Doc

Annex 5 - Sample notification letter (Family Conference necessary)  MS Word Doc

Annex 6 - Reply memo (Family Conference not necessary)  MS Word Doc

Annex 8 - Reply slip (attendance to Family Conference)  MS Word Doc

Annex 11 - Record of Family Conference  MS Word Doc

Downloading of the materials for reading and printing can be done through the use of the Adobe(R) acrobat(R) reader software which is available free at the Adobe Systems Inc. Website.