First Time Entrant

A first time entrant is an individual who has received their first reprimand, warning, caution (including a youth caution or youth conditional caution) or sentence, residing in England or Wales at the time of the offence.  This will have been processed by a police force in England and Wales or the British Transport Police, and recorded on the individual’s criminal record. 

This term is typically used to refer to a child or young person entering the criminal justice system but may also be used to refer to adults who are offending for the first time.