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#10394 - Non Custodial Sentencing Table Adults And Youths - BPC Criminal Litigation (formerly BPTC) 2024/2025

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ADULTS (18+) YOUTHS
SENTENCE Type Test Court Breach Type Test Court Breach

Discharge

Can't combine with punitive measure

Absolute discharge Reflects triviality / circumstances of offence

CC

Mags'

CA

N/A

CC

Youth court

Adult mags'

Conditional discharge

Max period 3 years

Only condition is non-commission of further offences

Commission of offence within 3 year period If J receives 2 youth cautions / youth conditional cautions / mix AND convicted of another offence within 2 years of last caution, can't get.

Fine

Cannot:

  • combine with hospital order / discharge

  • impose for dangerous offender or PCC(S)A offence

Unlimited fine.

Must fix term of imprisonment in default, dependant on amount - between 7 days and 10 years.

Must enquire into financial circumstances, and take into account.

CC

Mags' do all enforcement for fines.

O does not have means to pay

Order time to pay / instalments

O fails to pay

Mags' issue summons to bring O back before court and may order:

  • time to pay / instalments / reduce amount of instalments

  • remit fine (if change of circumstances / imposed with inadequate means info) - need CC's consent if they imposed

  • immediate imprisonment for default term if:

    • O already serving custodial sentence; OR

    • imprisonable offence and O has means to pay immediately; OR

    • default due to wilful refusal / culpable neglect proved BRD

  • suspended imprisonment, conditional on instalments

  • attachment of earnings / benefits

N/A

U16: must order parent to pay

16 / 17: may order parent to pay

Unlimited fine

No imprisonment in default

CC N/A
Max 5000 (per summary / either-way offence) - no maximum aggregate Mags'

14-17: max 1000

U14: max 250

Youth

court

Adult mags'

Bind over To keep the peace

W, D, C

Person bound over promises to pay sum if misbehaves.

Court must fix period and amount of surety.

Mags'

CC

CA

Forfeit surety.
To come up for judgment

Need D's consent

Bound over on surety

CC only Sentence kicks in. May forfeit surety
Parental - to keep proper care of and control O

Need parent's consent, but if don't give can fine up to 1000

Can include compliance with YRO

Max 3 years - ceases when turn 18

If desirable in interests of justice must make for U16 and may make for 16 / 17

Adult mags' Parent forfeits surety up to 1000
Parenting order

Desirable in interests of justice to prevent further offences?

May need report to decide.

Requires parent to comply with requirements for 12 months. May / must if previous parenting order counselling.

Adult mags'

Fine up to 1000

N.B. commission of further offence by J breach

Reparation order

Can't mix with:

  • detention

  • YRO

Any offence except murder.

If not serious enough to justify YRO.

Max 24 hours work.

Court must

  • obtain report on what work suitable

  • explain consequences of failure to comply

  • obtain consent of person in order

CC N/A

Referral order

Can only mix with compensation orders + parenting orders.

If connected offences must deal by referral order / discharge.

= referral to youth offender panel - agree contract with O aimed at tackling offending behaviour

Must make if:

  • not murder

  • court not proposing custodial sentence

  • court not proposing discharge

  • O pleaded G and has no pre-cons

May make if O pleaded G, regardless of whether has any pre-cons

The order

  • specify YOT

  • require O to attend meetings

  • specify complicance period (3 months - 1 year)

  • must (U16) / may (17 / 18) attend parent to attend meetings

CC

Youth court

Adult mags'

N/A

Community order (adult)

Youth rehabilitation order

Court must specify end date max 3 years after order imposed

Local arrangements must exist

Must be proportionate to risk of re-offending

Unpaid work
  • 40 - 300 hours

  • ends when hours of work completed

  • person suitable to perform work

CC

Mags'

Breach

1 breach warning

2nd breach within 12 months lay info before mags' to bring O before court

Court must do one of:

  • make more onerous order

  • fine up to 2500

  • revoke original order and:

    • deal as if just been convicted

    • impose imprisonment for up to 6 months for wilful and persistent non-compliance if:

      • O 18+

      • original offence not imprisonable

mags' can only do if made original order

CC limited to powers of court that made order

If mags' dealing with breach of order made by CC, may commit O in custody / bail to appear before CC

O convicted of further offence

Court may revoke and deal with O as could've been dealt with for original offence

mags' can only do if made original order

CC limited to powers of court that made order

  • 40 - 240 hours

CC

Youth court

Same but get 1 more warning.

Can't impose imprisonment.

Activity requirement
  • max 60 days

  • compliance feasible

  • consent of 3rd party whose cooperation required

  • max 90 days

  • intensive supervision and surveillance: 90 - 180 days if:

    • offence imprisonable

    • so serious custodial sentence appropriate for 12+

    • if offender U15, persistent offender

Adult mags' N/A
Programme requirement
Prohibited activity requirement must consult probation officer
Curfew requirement + electronic tag
  • 2 - 16 hours per day

  • 12 months max

  • consider attitude of anyone affected by presence of offender

Exclusion requirement + electronic tag
  • 2 years max

Residence requirement
  • recommendation of probation officer if at hostel

  • must consider home surroundings

  • only if 16 / 17 at conviction

person named must consent

LA residence requirement
  • max 6 months

  • ceases to apply when turn 18

  • offence due to circumstances youth living in and residence will assist rehab

  • must be legally represented to impose

  • must consult parent and LA

Foreign travel prohibition requirement 12 months max
Mental health treatment requirement
  • mental condition susceptible to / requires treatment (but not hospital order)

  • offender willing

Drug treatment and testing requirement
  • dependant on / propensity to misuse controlled drug

  • susceptible to treatment

  • probation officer recommends

  • offender willing

Intoxicating substance treatment requirement same as for controlled drugs
Alcohol treatment requirement
  • dependant on alcohol

  • susceptible to treatment

offender willing

Supervision requirement
Attendance centre requirement
  • under 25s only

  • 18 - 24: 12 - 36 hours

  • not more than once a day or for >3 hours on any occasion

centre reasonably accessible

  • 16 / 17: 12 - 36 hours

  • 14 / 15: - 12 - 24 hours

13 or below: max 12 hours

Education requirement
  • parent specifies education requirements, LA approves

  • necessary to prevent reoffending

Ancillary order

Not punitive.

YRO with fostering
  • if:

    • offence imprisonable

    • so serious custodial sentence appropriate for 12+

    • if offender U15, persistent offender

    • youth legally represented

  • max 12 months, ceases at age 18

  • consult parent and LA

Registration as sex offender

Notify police of DoB, NI number, names / aliases, addresses within 3 days of conviction.

Notify of any changes.

CC

Mags'

N/A
  • General discretion to make ancillary orders

Alternatives to prosecution Forfeiture and deprivation For property (intended to be) used in offence Can order compensation.

CC

Youth court

N/A
Endorsement of driving licence / disqual

Motoring: obligatory (12 months min) / discretionary disqual and penalty points (12 = disqualification).

Can also impose for non-motoring offences.

Confiscation - POCA 2002 D who has benefitted from criminal conduct assumed all property possesses / money spent from criminal conduct. O must show not on balance of probs. Prison sentence in default - if activated, O still owes.
Compensation

Must order if offending causes PI or damage.

Mags: max 5000/offence

CC: unlimited

Community resolution

Need J's consent.

V's views considered.

Notify YOT.

Police N/A
Youth caution

Any offence if:

  • Y admits

  • sufficient evidence for realistic prospect of conviction

  • not in public interest to prosecute / give youth conditional caution

AA must be present when given if U17

Refer J to YOT for rehab.

Youth conditional caution

Any offence if:

  • Y admits

  • evidence J committed an offence

  • sufficient evidence for realistic prospect of conviction

  • youth caution should be given

Explain to J. J then signs consent.

Refer J to YOT for rehab.

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