Out of court orders and sentences for children
If you admit to, or are found guilty of an offence, there are various orders or sentences you can be given, depending on if you go to court and the severity of the offence.
If you admit to, or are found guilty of an offence, there are various orders or sentences you can be given, depending on if you go to court and the severity of the offence.
Types of out of court orders and sentences
Out of Court Disposals (OCD)
OCDs give the police the option to deal quickly and proportionately with low-level, often first-time offending without having to go to court. There are a number of OCDs that the Police can offer including cautions and Community Resolutions.
Court sentences
A court sentence is given by the court and it's severity depends on the offence.
Learn more about court sentences.
Finish a court order early
Only referral orders and youth rehabilitation orders can be finished early.
Your practitioner may put you forward for early revocation, this means you could finish your sentence early if you:
- are doing well on your order and have completed all of your goals
- have not been in any further trouble
- have paid any fines.
This cannot be done any earlier than half-way through your sentence.
If sentenced to a referral order you will attend an early revocation panel. If agreed by the panel members, you will then attend court for the judge or magistrates to decide whether to end your order early. If your order is ended early, you will not have to work with your youth justice practitioner anymore.