Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

Activity requirement: further provisions

8 (1) Instructions given by, or under the authority of, a person in charge of any place under any of the following provisions—

(a) paragraph 6(3),

(b) paragraph 6(5),

(c) paragraph 7(2), or

(d) paragraph 7(4)(b),

may require the offender to engage in activities otherwise than at that place.

(2) An activity specified—

(a) in an order under paragraph 6(1)(b), or

(b) in instructions given under paragraph 6(1)(d),

may consist of or include an activity whose purpose is that of reparation, such as an activity involving contact between an offender and persons affected by the offences in respect of which the order was made.

(3) A court may not include an activity requirement in a youth rehabilitation order unless—

(a) it has consulted a member of a youth offending team, an officer of a local probation board or an officer of a provider of probation services,

(b) it is satisfied that it is feasible to secure compliance with the requirement, and

(c) it is satisfied that provision for the offender to participate in the activities proposed to be specified in the order can be made under the arrangements for persons to participate in such activities which exist in the local justice area in which the offender resides or is to reside.

(4) A court may not include an activity 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 responsible officer, unless that other person consents to its inclusion.