Section 6Part 0 —
Form of a caution
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A caution shall take the form of a written document that is —
read to the suspect by a police officer; and
signed by the suspect and the police officer.
The written document shall contain —
the name, date of birth, address and occupation of the suspect;
the particulars of the offence to which the suspect admits, including the date, time and location of the offence and the name of the officer reporting the offence;
a notice to the suspect stating that —
the caution will be recorded by the police and may be disclosed as part of the suspect's caution record;
if the suspect is subsequently convicted of any offence, that the existence of the caution may be revealed to the court dealing with the suspect for any subsequent offence; and
a court may take a caution into account when dealing with the suspect for any subsequent offence;
the name of the police officer who authorised the caution under section 4(d) and the name of the police officer administering the caution;
the name of the attorney who represented the suspect at the time the suspect was cautioned; and
an acknowledgement by the suspect that —
the suspect committed the offence specified in the document;
the suspect understands the contents of the caution document and the notice set out therein; and
the suspect has agreed to be cautioned for the offence.