Supervision orders
Information for Parent(s)/Carers and Young People:
What is a Supervision Order?
It is a community sentence imposed by the Court for a period of up to 3 years. It provides an intensive and sometimes lengthy intervention programme designed to address the factors behind a young person’s offending, and help with any other problems.
What if I receive a Supervision Order?
You will be placed under the supervision of a member of the Youth Offending Service, and will be expected to comply with a supervision plan, which will entail at least twice weekly contact the first 12 weeks. Frequency of contact may be gradually reduced thereafter depending on the progress you make.
Your Supervision Order can include additional requirements including:
- To notify any change in address or employment, and keep in touch according to the supervisor’s instructions, and to receive visits at home
- Involvement in additional activities at the discretion of the supervisor, or specified by the Court (of up to 90 sessions)
- Residence at a particular address, including local authority accommodation (for up to 6 months)
- Curfew (to remain at home during certain hours)
- Not to get involved in particular activities
- Attend school or other education provision
- Reparation of up to 24 hours to the victim or community at large, perhaps by doing unpaid community work.
What if there is a specified activity requirement?
If your Supervision Order includes a specified requirement, this might involve:
- Individual counselling session around personal issues
- Family work
- Groupwork
- Life and social skills
- Community reparation and mediation
- Work on the causes of your offending
- Structured leisure time
- Education and/or employment opportunities.
What if I fail to comply with Supervision?
If you breach the requirements of your Supervision Order you will be taken back before the Youth Court. The Youth Court can:
- Impose a fine, Attendance Centre Order or Curfew Order and allow the Supervision Order to continue
- Discharge the Order, and sentence you again for the original offence(s)
- If the Supervision Order was made by the Crown Court, commit you in custody or on bail back to Crown Court.
What do parents/guardians need to do?
They should work closely with Youth Offending Service Staff to help their son/daughter avoid further offending.
This will include supporting the young person in attending activities and complying with the supervision plan, and taking an interest in the work they are undertaking.
Please contact us for further information.
