Statutory guidance

Young offenders: referral orders

Guidance on how to deal with young people on referral orders, including a Welsh language version.

Published 1 December 2012
Last updated 27 March 2015 — see all updates
From:
Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
Applies to:
England and Wales

Documents

Revised referral order guidance (applies from 13 April 2015)

PDF, 647KB, 116 pages

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Revised referral order guidance (applies from 13 April 2015): print version

PDF, 647KB, 116 pages

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Referral order guidance (pre-13 April 2015)

PDF, 726KB, 111 pages

Gorchymyn atgyfeirio – arweiniad

PDF, 631KB, 111 pages

Details

This guidance gives information on:

  • the legislation setting up referral orders
  • youth offender panels and their part in the referral process
  • making the orders in court
  • the role of youth offending teams
  • recruiting, training and supporting panel members

The revised referral order guidance applies from 13 April 2015. The Welsh version of the revised guidance is not available at this time.

Published 1 December 2012
Last updated 27 March 2015 + show all updates
  1. Revised referral order guidance (applies from 13 April 2015) published.
  2. First published.