Orders and cautions information

Detention and Training Order (DTO)

This is a custodial order of between 4 and 24 months given to under 18s. Half of the sentence is served in custody and half in the community with supervision.

Youth Rehabilitation Order (YRO) 

This is a court ordered community sentence for young people. It contains ‘requirements’ the young person is expected to do as part of their community sentence. It can last up to 3 years.

Referral Order

This is a court order sentence for young people. Members of the community form ‘panels’ to decide on what the young person is expected to do as part of their community sentence. They can be up to 12 months.

Out of Court Court Disposals

Depending on the seriousness and previous offending, these are a way of stopping young people going to court.

There are two formal Out of Court Disposals available, these are; 

• Youth Conditional Caution
• Youth Caution 

There are also local diversion and prevention schemes.

Diversions

Voluntary programmes of agreed intervention. A young person can refuse to complete it, if so it can be replaced by a Youth Caution.

Prevention

Early intervention work with referrals from police, civic enforcement, children's services front door.