Youth justice - action plan orders
What is an Action Plan Order?
An Action Plan Order is a Court Order which is made to help you
to avoid further offending. The Order lasts for three months. This
Order is supervised by a Youth Offending Team Worker who is there
to advise, assist and befriend you and help to prevent you
re-offending.
What does it mean?
It means you will be given:
- Help in keeping out of further trouble with the law
- Advice in areas in which you may be having problems, eg at
home, school or work, with other people or with drugs
- Support from your Youth Offending Team Worker who is there to
see you regularly and listen to what you have to say
A detailed plan for what is going to be done during your Order
will be agreed with you and your parents/carers. This is called an
Action Plan.
What part do I play in the Order?
Under an Action Plan Order you will have to:
- Keep your appointments with your Youth Offending Team Worker
which will be twice a week. These appointments will usually be at
the Youth Offending Team Office or at your home
- Work with your Worker to look at why you offend and ways in
which you can change your behaviour
- Carry out any other things you have agreed to do
- Act responsibly whilst undertaking the Action Plan Order and
when attending for appointments
- Keep to any additional requirements that have been agreed in
your Action Plan Order
What else can I be asked to do?
Other conditions may be attached to your Order. These will be
explained to you separately by your Youth Offending Team
Worker.
Who will know I am on an Action Plan Order?
Under the Action Plan Order there will be times when your Youth
Offending Team Worker will visit you at home and discuss your
progress with your parents/carers.
It may also be helpful to talk to your school, youth club, or
employer. You will be asked what you think about this before it
happens.
What can go wrong?
If you do not co-operate with your Youth Offending Team Worker
you will be taken back to Court for being in breach of the Action
Plan Order.
If the breach is proved, the Court may then deal with you in
some other way, such as:
- Imposing a fine
- Making an Attendance Centre Order
- Making a Curfew Order
- Re-sentence for the original offence
At the end of the Order
When it gave you the Order, the Court may have fixed a further
hearing date and asked for another report to see whether there have
been any problems and look at how well you have done. Parts of the
Order could then be cancelled and other things could be included in
it.