Mr. Drew Harris:

The Deputy set out some of the very serious matters in which I think there is no value in the juvenile liaison programme engaging because the offences are of such seriousness that they should be before a court. For offences around homicide, rape, very serious assault, etc., the diversion is unlikely to meet the requirements. Our legislation and the legislation that set this up is expansive in terms of the scheme should be available to young people and available in its fullest sense. The regulations are very limited to just the most serious matters.