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Youth Diversion Orders

Commons · Question 7015 · 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, which cohorts of young people are in scope for Youth Diversion Orders; and what the planned timetable is for the national rollout of the scheme following Royal Assent of the Crime and Policing Act 202

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...