Youth Diversion Orders
Commons · Question 7007 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the youngest age is at which a Youth Diversion Order (YDO) can be imposed on a child; and whether she has considered applying YDOs to children of 10.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 9 Jun 2026
Youth Diversion Orders will be an important new risk management tool to tackle the increasing numbers of young people arrested for terrorism-related offences. They will be available for individuals aged between 10 and 21 in England & Wales and Norther...