Implementation of orders

An order is made by the courts when someone is found guilty of an offence. It details the punishments people must receive for their offences. A community sentence or a non-custodial sentence means that people will serve their punishment in the community.

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales is a non-departmental public body. The aim of the Youth Justice Board is to prevent children and young people from committing offences. When young people first get into trouble, behave anti-socially or commit minor offences, they can be dealt with outside the court system. If children are behaving anti-socially, the police and local authority can use a variety of pre-court orders including:

• Acceptable behaviour contracts. For further information, please refer to the section on Enforcement and support options.
• Anti-social behaviour orders. For further information, please refer to the section on Enforcement and support options.
• Local child curfews
• Child safety orders.

If the child or young person has committed a first or second minor offence, a system of reprimands and final warnings can be used by the police.

The purpose of the above pre-court orders is to prevent children and young people from being brought into the Youth Justice System at an early age, while still offering them the help and support they need to change their behaviour and stop offending.

The Youth Justice Board website explains how the Youth justice system works and what and who is involved in the process and system.

Please also refer to the information on Referral orders and youth offender panels (pdf) on the Home Office website.

Further information

Tower Hamlets Youth Offending Team
St. Mary’s Church
Kitcat Terrace
London
E3 2SA

Tel: 020 7364 1144
Fax: 020 8983 9911
E-mail: youthoffending@towerhamlets.gov.uk

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