Sentencing Act 2020

83 Referral order

(1) In this Code “referral order” means an order—

(a) which requires an offender to attend each of the meetings of a youth offender panel established for the offender by a youth offending team, and

(b) by virtue of which the offender is required to comply, for a particular period, with a programme of behaviour to be agreed between the offender and the panel in accordance with this Part (which takes effect as a youth offender contract).

(2) For the court’s power to order other persons to attend meetings of the panel, see section 90.

(3) For provision about—

(a) the youth offender panel, see section 91;

(b) the youth offender contract, see section 96.

(4) For the purposes of this Code, references to an offender being referred to a youth offender panel are to a referral order being made in respect of the offender.