99Arranging progress meetingsE+W
(1)This section applies where a youth offender contract has taken effect.
(2)The specified youth offending team must arrange a meeting of the youth offender panel at any time during the compliance period (“a progress meeting”) if the panel requests it to do so under this section.
(3)The panel may request the specified youth offending team to arrange a progress meeting if it appears to the panel to be expedient to review—
(a)the offender's progress in implementing the programme of behaviour contained in the youth offender contract, or
(b)any other matter arising in connection with the contract.
(4)The panel must request the specified youth offending team to arrange a progress meeting if subsection (5) or (6) applies.
(5)This subsection applies where the offender has notified the panel that the offender wishes—
(a)the youth offender contract to be varied, or
(b)to be referred back to court with a view to the referral order (or orders) being revoked on account of a significant change in the offender's circumstances (such as being taken to live abroad) which makes compliance with the contract impractical.
(6)This subsection applies where it appears to the panel that the offender is in breach of the contract.
Commencement Information
I1S. 99 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2