Types of court orders
Reparation order
The reparation order is designed to ensure that a young offender makes reparation to the victim or to the wider community, up to a maximum of 24 hours over three months.
Referral order
A sentence for young people aged 10-17, pleading guilty and convicted by a court for the first time. The length of the order is decided by the court and lasts between three and twelve months. The content of the order is decided by a panel made up of volunteers from the local community and a YOT member following discussion with the young person.
New community panel members are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a panel member please contact the Referral Order Co-ordinator.
Action plan order
A three month order under which a young person is required to complete a short, programme of different work and activities designed to reduce their risk of offending and deal with other relevant problems.
Attendance centre order
A young person subject to an Attendance Centre Order must attend the centre for a set number of hours required in the Order.
Financial penalties
Fines, Court Costs and Compensation Orders. The Court will take a young persons financial situation into account. Unless a young person is aged 16+ and has his/her own income, the responsibility for payment of such penalties will fall to parents / guardians.
Supervision order
The Supervision Order places a young person under a longer period of supervision (between 6 months and 3 years), which would be required because of the frequency or seriousness of the offending. It may include additional requirements, such as specific activities.
Curfew order
The Curfew Order can last for up to 6 months and restricts the times that a young person may be allowed outside and can be monitored using an electronic tag. This may make allowances for school/work attendance but ensure that a young person is indoors at those times they are likely to offend. This can be given in conjunction with other orders.
Community rehabilitation order
This order, formerly known as a Probation Order, is similar to a supervision order but aimed at people aged 16+. It can include specific requirements, such as participation in specific activities or living in a particular place.
Community punishment order
This was previously called a Community Service Order and requires the completion of unpaid work for a total period of between 40 and 240 hours. Aimed at people 16+
Community punishment and rehabilitation order
This combines a Community Rehabilitation Order of between 1 and 3 years and a Community Punishment Order of between 40 and 100 hours. Aimed at people 16+
ISSP
This is the most rigorous non-custodial intervention for young people. It combines intensive community based surveillance with sustained focus on the factors which contribute to young peoples offending behaviour. It takes up a minimum of 25 hours per week for the first three months reducing for the final three month period. It can be included as a condition in a Supervision Order, a Community Rehabilitation Order, a Community Punishment and Rehabilitation Order, or the community part of a Detention and Training Order.
Parental bind over
This requires parents to agree to exercise 'proper control' over their children for a fixed period of time. Failure to do so could result in a financial penalty.
Parenting order
A parenting order is a court order to help and support parents and can be imposed where a young person has been convicted of an offence; where a child is subject to a child safety order or anti-social behaviour order or where a parent has failed to ensure that their child attends school
Custodial sentences include
Detention and training orders
A period of time between 4 and 24 months, half of which is served in detention, the remainder in the community under the supervision of a Youth Offending Team worker.
In more serious cases, a longer custodial sentence can be imposed. But this can only be ordered by a Crown Court.
