The Youth Offending Team is a multi-agency team, which includes staff from Health, Police, Probation, the Children's Service, Housing Services and Connexions. The team works with children and young people aged 10 – 17, and their parents, to prevent youth offending. Services are also offered to victims.

We provide the following services:

• Appropriate Adult
• PACE overnight accommodation for young men [aged 10-17]
• Bail Supervision and Support
• Foster Care for young people [aged 10-17] remanded to Local Authority accommodation
• Court Duty to Bath Youth Court
• Court Reports
• Supervision of young men and women subject to Reparation Orders and a range of community Orders  
• Work with young men and women subject to custodial sentences and supervision upon transfer into the community
• Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme for young people who offend persistently
• Work with parents, including those subject to Parenting Orders (except those made via the Education Act)
• Referral Orders -Referral Orders are a new initiative under the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, which were introduced in April 2002. 

• Restorative Justice work, including victims.

We also now work with young people involved in anti-social behaviour and at high risk of offending and is developing restorative approaches in schools.

To talk to someone about Youth Offending, contact us on (01225) 396966, email youth_offending@bathnes.gov.uk or write to us at 12 Charlotte Street, Bath, BA1 2NE. Office opening hours are Monday to Thursday - 8.30am – 5pm Fridays - 8.30am – 4.30pm

Other pages in this section:

• Youth Justice Plan 2006-2007

• Youth Justice Plan 2007 - 2008

• Youth Justice Plan 07-08 Appendix 2

• Referral Orders - A Guide for Young People and Parents

• Parenting Strategy