Sections within Youth Offending Service:

• Action plan orders
  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.
  
  
• Court procedures
  There are two main ways of being brought to Court after having committed an offence, being held in Police cells and produced for Court on the next available day or being released by the Police and Bailed to appear in Court on a certain day.
  
  
• Final warning
  Created by the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act as a way of dealing with offences committed by young people aged 10 to 17, provided that the offence is not so serious that it needs to go to court.
  
  
• Implementation orders
  An order is made by the Courts when someone is found guilty of an offence. It details what punishment people must receive for their offences.
  
  
• Parenting orders
  An order under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. The Parenting Order was designed primarily to help and support parents when their children get into trouble.
  
  
• Probation orders 
  Now known as a Community Rehabilitation Order, it is a Court Order, which is made to help you to avoid further offending. It can last up to three years.
  
  
• Referral orders
  Given to most 10 to 17-year olds pleading guilty and being convicted for the first time in Court. 
  
  
• Reparation orders
  The aims of a Reparation Order are to prevent you from further offending, by helping you to understand the effects of crime on the victim and to make amends.
  
  
• Supervision orders
  A sentence which requires you to be supervised by a member of the Youth Offending Team. Once the order has been made your co-operation and the support of your family are essential if it is to be of use to you.