(1)This section applies in relation to a conference agreement made at a conference held during the response period.
(2)A requirement under the Youth Justice Act 1992, section 36(2) that the conference agreement must be signed by a particular person, other than the convenor of the conference, is taken to be satisfied if the convenor notes on the agreement that the person has agreed to the agreement.
(3)The convenor of the conference is taken to have complied with the Youth Justice Act 1992, section 36(4) if, promptly after the conference, the convenor gives a copy of the conference agreement to each person who, under section 36(2) of that Act, must sign the agreement.
(4)In this section—
response period means the period starting on the commencement and ending on the earliest of the following days—
(a)the day that is 1 month after the end of the COVID-19 emergency period;