main content Implementation of orders

When young people first get into trouble, behave anti-socially or commit minor offences, they can be dealt with outside of the court system.

If children are behaving anti-socially, the police and local authority can use a variety of pre-court orders including:

• acceptable behaviour contracts;
• anti-social behaviour orders;
• local child curfews;
• child safety orders.

If they have committed a first or second minor offence, a system of reprimands and final warnings can be used by the police.

The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales is a non-departmental public body.  The aim of the Youth Justice Board is to prevent offending by children and young people.

The purpose of these pre-court orders is to stop young people getting drawn into the Youth Justice System too early, whilst still offering them the help and support they need to stop offending.