Youth rehabilitation order
The Youth Rehabilitation Order (YRO) is a generic community sentence for children and young people who offend - it replaces nine previous sentences.
The order is intended to help reduce re-offending, and also contribute to a reduction in the number of young people in custody.
The YRO offers a range of 18 'requirements', allowing for courts and judges to provide a more specific sentence whilst improving the range of resolutions (or 'interventions') for the young offender.
The order also allows plenty of opportunity for reparation to be included, so that needs of victims can be considered and addressed.
Additionally, the YRO will allow for the use of:
Both are alternatives to custody and courts and judges are encouraged to use them when possible.