Court Reports
- what this means and what will be expected of you
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Croydon Youth Offending Team |
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Court Reports - what this means and what will be expected of you |
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On this page:What is a Court Report? Reparation Order TOPWhat is a Court Report?The Court has requested that the Youth Offending Team prepare:
They have asked for this to be done in order to provide the Court with enough information about you to help the Court decide on the most appropriate sentence. What Does It Mean?The report will be prepared by a Youth Offending Team worker who will ask you questions about the offence(s), your home circumstances, background, education / employment and other relevant information. The victim(s) of your offence(s) may be contacted and offered the chance to say how the offence affected them and how you could make amends. No personal details will be given out without yours and your parent(s) / carer(s) consent . The Youth Offending Team worker will normally want to meet your parents/carers and may contact your school or place of employment and any previous social worker. It is very important that you keep all appointments made for you because this report will help you when you are sentenced. You will see a copy of the report before you go into Court. If you feel that anything in it is unfair or untrue, you, your parents / carers or your solicitor will be able to say so. Only those who need to see the report will have access to it. This includes; you, your parent(s)/carer(s), your Solicitor, the Magistrates and Court Clerk, YOT staff and the Crown Prosecution Service. The report will not be read out in Court, although the Magistrates may ask questions or comment on the report. If you go to a hostel or Young Offenders Institution, a copy of the report will be sent there. Having read the report on you, the Court has a number of options available. It is likely you will receive one of the following sentences: Reparation OrderThese Orders require you to undertake up to 24 hours unpaid work in the community. Most Reparation Projects are in groups and are likely to take place at weekends. [More Details] Action Plan Order [Apo]These Orders are three months long and will require you to keep a minimum of two appointments each week. You may be expected to keep requirements such as attending school, drugs counselling, community based projects etc. You will also be required to undertake Reparation. [More Details] Supervision Order [SO]These Orders can last up to three years. Initially you will be required to keep appointments at least twice each week, but this will reduce as the Order progresses. You will be expected to engage in offence-focussed work aimed at reducing the risk of you re-offending. You will be required to undertake Reparation. Your programme may take place in groups or on a one-to-one basis. Your Youth Offending Team worker will maintain contact with other agencies such as; Education, Employment, Social Services etc. A Supervision Plan will be drawn up setting out what is expected of you. This Plan will be reviewed every three months. [More Details] Community Rehabilitation Order [CRO]These Orders can last from six months to three years and are available only to 16 and 17 year olds. They require that you keep weekly appointments with your Youth Offending Team worker or a Probation Officer. You will be expected to engage in a programme of offence-focussed intervention. [More Details] Community Punishment OrderThese Orders can last from 40 hours to 240 hours, and require you to undertake unpaid work in the community. Your project will be either one-to-one basis or in groups. These Orders are supervised by a Community Service Officer in the Probation Service. Community Punishment And Rehabilitation Order [Cpro] or Combination OrderThese Orders are the combination of a CRO and CPO and can last up to three years with 100 hours of Community Punishment. They require you to keep weekly appointments with your Youth Offending Team worker or Probation Officer, and attend Community Service weekly. You may also be required to keep appointments with other agencies. [More Details] Detention And Training Order [DTO]This is the Custodial Sentence imposed by the Court for persistent and/or serious offending. It can last from between four months and 24 months. You will normally serve half of your sentence in a Secure Establishment and the other half in the community being supervised by your Youth Offending Team worker. [More Details] Parenting OrderIn some cases, when a young person under the age of 16 commits an offence, his/her parents can be made subject to this Order. This requires parents to attend counselling or guidance sessions. The Orders can last from three to twelve months. [More Details] Important!!In relation to all these Orders you will be returned to Court [Breached] if you do not co-operate with your Order. If the breach is proved, the Court may then deal with you in some other way, such as:
Page last reviewed 8th December 2003 |
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