SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Further provisions about youth rehabilitation orders
Part 2Requirements
Programme requirement
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1
In this Part of this Act “programme requirement”, in relation to a youth rehabilitation order, means a requirement that the offender must participate in a systematic set of activities (“a programme”) specified in the order at a place or places so specified on such number of days as may be so specified.
2
A programme requirement may require the offender to reside at any place specified in the order under sub-paragraph (1) for any period so specified if it is necessary for the offender to reside there for that period in order to participate in the programme.
3
A court may not include a programme requirement in a youth rehabilitation order unless—
a
the programme which the court proposes to specify in the order has been recommended to the court by—
i
a member of a youth offending team,
ii
an officer of a local probation board, or
iii
an officer of a provider of probation services,
as being suitable for the offender, and
b
the court is satisfied that the programme is available at the place or places proposed to be specified.
4
A court may not include a programme requirement in a youth rehabilitation order if compliance with that requirement would involve the co-operation of a person other than the offender and the offender's responsible officer, unless that other person consents to its inclusion.
5
A requirement to participate in a programme operates to require the offender—
a
in accordance with instructions given by the responsible officer to participate in the programme at the place or places specified in the order on the number of days so specified, and
b
while at any of those places, to comply with instructions given by, or under the authority of, the person in charge of the programme.