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Youth Diversion Orders

Commons · Question 7014 · 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 guidance has been issued to Counter Terrorism Policing and Youth Courts on the implementation of Youth Diversion Orders; and whether participation in a Youth Diversion Order is mandatory for an i

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...