Handbook on Restorative justice programmes

Participation is not evidence of guilt: Participation of an offender
in a restorative justice process should not be used as evidence of
admission of guilt in subsequent legal proceedings (para. 8).
Agreements should be voluntary and be reasonable:
Agreements arising out of a restorative process should be arrived at
voluntarily and should contain only reasonable and proportionate
obligations (para. 7).
Confidentiality of proceedings: “Discussions in restorative
processes that are not conducted in public should be confidential,
and should not be disclosed subsequently, except with the agreement
of the parties or as required by national law” (para. 14). Other
human rights instruments also aim to protect children’s privacy and
the confidentiality of proceedings involving children. They are also
relevant here.