YOS - action plan orders
About the service
The Action Plan Order aims to prevent re-offending by ensuring the young person complies with the requirements of an Action Plan, which will be designed to address the causes of such behaviour by requiring the young person to complete any of a number of specific tasks.
It aims to encourage the young person to take responsibility for their actions and to consider the wishes and feelings of victims of crime.
The Action Plan Order was created by the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act as a way of dealing with young people between the ages of 10 and 17, who have to be dealt with by the Youth Court.
It is a community sentence which is intended to offer an early opportunity for work and/or support to help prevent further offending. The Action Plan Order lasts for three months from the date of the Order being made.
Are there any specific requirements of an Action Plan Order?
Specific requirements of an Action Plan Order may include:
- Participation in activities
- Attendance at offence focused work groups
- Attendance at an Attendance Centre
- Staying away from specified places
- Monitored school attendance
- Reparation, either to the victim of the offence or to the community as a whole
- Attendance at a review hearing at the Youth Court
The Court can use a combination of any of the above elements to create an Action Plan for any individual. It may also choose to impose a Parenting Order on the parents of a young person subject to an Action Plan Order.
Contact Details
Email: youthdevelopmentservices@wiltshire.gov.uk Opening
Hours: Monday to Friday from 9am - 5pm
Telephone: 01225 781202
Fax: 01225 719219
Postal Address:
Youth Offending
Wiltshire Council
Top
Floor
Court
Mills
Polebarn Road
Trowbridge
BA14 7EG
Last updated: 29 April 2009