ABSTRACT

Curfew order: Any age Maximum duration: 10-15 year olds: 3 months

16+: 6 months

Community service order: Age: 16+ Number of hours: 40-240 hours

Probation order: Age: 16+ Duration: 6 months-3 years Additional requirements may be imposed

Combination order: Age: 16+ Probation (12 months-3 years) + Community Service (40-100 hours)

Drug treatment and testing order: Age: 16+

Duration: 6 months-3 years

Attendance centre order: Age 10-20 year olds (up to 25 for non-payment of fines) Minimum number of hours 12 (but may be less if offender under 14)

Maximum number of hours: 24 hours (10-15 year olds) 36 hours (16-20 year olds)

Supervision order: Age: 10-17 year olds Maximum duration: 3 years Additional requirements may be imposed

Action plan order: Age: 10-17 year olds

Reparation order: Age: 10-17 year olds

Referral order: Age: 10-17 year olds

Binding parents over: Age: 10-17 year olds (if offender aged 10-15 court must justify not binding parents over)

Imprisonment Age: 21+

Suspended sentence Age 21+ Maximum term to be suspended: 2 years Operational period (period of suspension): 1-2 years

Detention and training order: 12-17 year olds (but for 12-14 year olds only if persistent offenders) Duration: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18 or 24 months (of which 1/2 custody and 1/2 supervision)

Detention in a young offender institution: Age: 18-20 year olds

Maximum: as imprisonment for adult offender

Detention at HM pleasure: Age: 10-17 year olds (murder)

Custody for life: Age: 18-20 year olds (murder)

Detention (s 91 of the of the 2000) Age: 10-17 year olds (14-17 year olds for road

traffic fatalities)

Scope: offences carrying 14 years or more imprisonment for adult offenders, plus indecent assault and road traffic fatalities Maximum: as imprisonment for adult offender