ChildRIGHT Ask the Expert: Youth Rehabilitation Orders
Monday, November 8, 2010
What is a Youth Rehabilitation Order?
The Youth Rehabilitation Order (YRO) is a community sentence for young offenders who are under the age of 18. The YRO came into effect on 30 November 2009 as part of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and has replaced a number of community sentences such as curfew orders and exclusion orders. The YRO was introduced in order to simplify sentencing for young people. It is a more flexible community sentence as it allows the courts to attach a number of different requirements to the order. A young offender might be required to abide by a curfew, for example.
Do you have any questions? Email them to clc@essex.ac.uk or call the Child Law Advice Line on 08088 020 008, The National Education Line on 0845 345 4345, The Young Person's Freephone on 0800 783 2187, Or visit www.childrenslegalcentre.com
