Croydon YOT - Supervision Orders

What is a Supervision Order?

A Supervision Order is a Court Order, which is made to help you to avoid any further offending. It can last up to three years. This Order is supervised by a Youth Offending Team worker who is there to advise, assist and encourage you, and will help to prevent you re-offending.

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What does it mean?

It means you will be given:

Help in keeping out of any further trouble with the Police
Advice in areas in which you may be having problems, e.g. at home, school or work, with other people or with drugs
Support from your Youth Offending Team worker who is there to see you regularly and listen to what you have to say

You will also be required to undertake some form of unpaid work to the community in the form of reparation for your offending. This will be organised for you by the Youth Offending Team Reparation Co-ordinator and will be supervised.

A detailed plan for what is going to be done during your Order will be agreed with you and your parents/carers within the first week. This is called a Supervision Plan. The Plan will be reviewed every three months.

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What part What if I do well on Supervision?do I play in the Order?

Under a Supervision Order you will have to:

Keep your appointments with your Youth Offending Team worker, which will be twice a week for the first three months. These appointments will usually be at the YOT office or at your home
Work with them to look at why you offend and ways in which you can change your behaviour
Take part in Reparation activities as arranged for you by the YOT Reparation Co-ordinator
Carry out any other things that you have agreed to do
Act responsibly whilst on supervision in your community and when attending for any appointments
Keep to any additional requirements that have been agreed in your Supervision Plan

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What else can I be asked to do?

Other conditions may be attached to your Order. These will be explained to you separately by your YOT worker

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Who will know I'm on Supervision?

Under the Supervision Order there will be times when your Youth Offending Team worker will visit you at home and discuss your progress with your parents/carers.

It may also be helpful to talk to your school, youth club, or employer. You will be asked what you think about this before it happens.

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What can go wrong?

If you do not co-operate with your Youth Offending Team worker, you will be taken back to Court for being in breach of the Supervision Order. If the breach is proved, the Court may then deal with you in some other way, such as:

Giving you another chance on Supervision
Making an Attendance Centre Order
Imposing a fine, either on you or your parents [depending on your age]
Re-sentence you for the original offence.

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What if I do well on Supervision?

When this happens, your Youth Offending Team worker will ask the Court to end the Order early. This cannot happen until at least half of the Supervision Order has been successfully completed.

To do this you will go back to Court with a report from your Youth Offending Team worker saying how well you have done.

Page last reviewed 8th December 2003

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