Residence requirement
16(1)In this Part of this Act, “residence requirement”, in relation to a youth rehabilitation order, means a requirement that, during the period specified in the order, the offender must reside—
(a)with an individual specified in the order, or
(b)at a place specified in the order.
(2)A court may not by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a) include in a youth rehabilitation order a requirement that the offender reside with an individual unless that individual has consented to the requirement.
(3)In this paragraph, a residence requirement falling within sub-paragraph (1)(b) is referred to as “a place of residence requirement”.
(4)A court may not include a place of residence requirement in a youth rehabilitation order unless the offender was aged 16 or over at the time of conviction.
(5)If the order so provides, a place of residence requirement does not prohibit the offender from residing, with the prior approval of the responsible officer, at a place other than that specified in the order.
(6)Before making a youth rehabilitation order containing a place of residence requirement, the court must consider the home surroundings of the offender.
(7)A court may not specify a hostel or other institution as the place where an offender must reside for the purposes of a place of residence requirement except on the recommendation of—
(a)a member of a youth offending team,
(b)an officer of a local probation board,
(c)an officer of a provider of probation services, or
(d)a social worker of a local authority.