Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008)RegulationsRegulations relating to Child JusticeChapter 2 : Criminal capacity of children under the age of 14 years and matters related to age8. Arranging support services for child under the age of 12 years |
| (1) | The designated probation officer must, for the purposes of arranging support services for a child under the age of 12 years in terms of section 9(3)(a)(iv) of the Act— |
| (a) | enquire from relevant service providers, including religious and community-based organisations, sport and recreational clubs and schools in the area, which support services are available and suitable for children under the age of 12 years; |
| (b) | obtain particulars relating to the available services; and |
| (c) | enquire about conditions, if any, for the rendering of the services. |
(2)
| (a) | The designated probation officer must, from the information obtained in terms of subregulation (1), compile a database of the support services available in the area. |
| (b) | The database must reflect— |
| (i) | the services available; |
| (ii) | the name of the service provider; |
| (iii) | the location where the service will be rendered; |
| (iv) | the name of the person who can be contacted; and |
| (v) | the contact particulars of the person who is to be contacted. |
| (c) | The database must be updated regularly. |
| (3) | The probation officer, when arranging support services in terms of section 9(3)(a)(iv) of the Act for a child, must— |
| (a) | select from the database possible service providers which may render the required support services; |
| (b) | contact the service provider selected from the database to enquire about the availability of the services; |
| (c) | inform and explain to the child and the parent, appropriate person or guardian, the services that are available to support the child; and |
| (d) | finalise the arrangements with the service provider and confirm the dates and time when and the place where the services will be rendered and the period for which the services will be rendered. |
| (4) | The probation officer must, after the arrangements have been made in terms of subregulation (3)— |
| (a) | inform the parents, the appropriate person or guardian in writing and, if their contact particulars are available, orally, of the arrangements made; |
| (b) | inform the parents, appropriate person or guardian that they must ensure that the child attends the support services arranged; and |
| (c) | confirm the arrangements made in writing with the service provider who is to render the support services. |
| (5) | The probation officer must ensure that the support services commence at the earliest possible date. |
| (6) | The probation officer who arranged the support services for the child may request the person or institution rendering the support services to submit to the probation officer reports on the child's progress and compliance with the decision on the dates specified by the probation officer. |
| (7) | The person or institution rendering the support services must record the progress made by the child for purposes of compiling reports in terms of subregulation (6). |
| (8) | The probation officer must, for the duration of the support services, maintain regular contact with the child and the service provider in order to be able to assess the child's progress and compliance with the decision. |