China is to conditionally clear records of underage criminals' minor crimes in an effort to build a more lenient justice system, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Wednesday.

SPC would work with "relevant departments" to give more details, such as the conditions for a clear-up and the procedures, it said in the Outlines on the Third Five-year Reform of the People's Courts issued Wednesday.

A supervisor on judicial reforms with SPC, who refused to be named, said, "Trials on juvenile delinquents represent the degree of civility in a country's court system."

The Outlines also promised to improve the trial and enforcement of court rules in cases involving minors to fit with their physical and psychological conditions.

(Xinhua News Agency March 26, 2009)