Orders

When young people first get into trouble, behave anti-socially or commit minor offences, they can usually be dealt with, by the police and local authority, outside of the court system, using a variety of orders and agreements.  This is to stop young people getting sucked into the youth justice system too early, while still offering them the help and support they need to stop offending.

All the sentences, orders and agreements you can get in the youth justice system, at every stage, are listed below.  Click on them to see what they involve.

Pre-court measures

• Reprimand
• Final Warning
• CJU10's - Please see downloadable information at bottom of page

Anti-social behaviour measures

• Acceptable Behaviour Contract (ABC)
• Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO)
• Individual Support Order (ISO)

Other measures

• Local Child Curfew

Measures for under 10 year olds

• Child Safety Order

Sentences in the community

• Youth Rehabilitation Order
• Referral Order
• Reparation Order
• Fine
• Conditional Discharge
• Absolute Discharge

The following orders only apply to those young people who committed an offence before 30 November 2009.  They have been replaced by, and are now a part of, the Youth Rehabilitation Order:

• Supervision Order
• Community Rehabilitation Order
• Community Punishment Order
• Action Plan Order
• Attendance Centre Order

All sentences to the community are open to the following orders

• Curfew Order *
• Parenting Order
• Drug Treatment and Testing Order *

* The Curfew Order and the Drug Treatment and Testing Order can only apply to those young people who committed an offence before 30 November 2009.  They have been replaced by, and are now part of, the Youth Rehabilitation Order.

Sentences to custody

• Detention and Training Order
• Section 90/91