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...