What are the court’s powers when dealing with a referral back to court for breach of a Referral Order (RO)?

Things to consider:

The court’s powers when dealing with a referral to court for breach of a RO are:

• allow the RO to continue
• extend the length of the RO up to a maximum of 12 months
• impose a fine up to a maximum of £2,500
• revoke the RO (or each of the ROs) and re-sentence

Further resources:

• In what circumstances can the youth offender panel refer a child, who is on a Referral Order, back to court?
• What are the court’s powers where satisfied as to completion of Referral Order (RO) contract following a referral from a youth offender panel?