Deferred Prosecution and Deferred Caution
Half-day online bespoke workshop for professionals working with children in the criminal legal system.
Date: Thursday 30th July 2026
Time: 2pm - 4.30pm
Cost: £120 | £60 YJLC Members (contact [email protected] for your members' discount code).
Deferred prosecution is an umbrella term covering both deferred prosecutions and deferred cautions. Crucially, these options can be available even where a child has given a ‘no comment’ interview or has not made a full admission.
While often confused, Outcome 22 and deferred prosecution are not the same. Deferred prosecution is one of several diversionary options available to the police, whereas Outcome 22 is the mechanism used to record the case outcome. In practice, approaches vary significantly across different geographical areas, meaning some children are placed in a more advantageous position than others.
Both the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) actively encourage the use of Outcome 22 and have published guidance to support its appropriate application.
Join our workshop to gain a clear, practical understanding of:
- The relevant legal framework
- Key statutory guidance
- National practice and how to secure the best possible outcomes for children
- Criminal records implications and long-term impact
About the facilitator: Robbie Eyles
Robbie is a specialist youth justice solicitor. He primarily works on YJLC's advice line, providing free, specialist legal advice and support to children, carers, and practitioners on issues relating to youth justice law and practice. Robbie also regularly trains youth justice services, solicitors, barristers and other professionals on youth justice law, has written YJLC's legal guides and contributed to the upcoming edition of the book Youth Justice Law and Practice.
Alongside his YJLC work, Robbie practices as a solicitor at Just for Kids Law part-time, where he has worked since March 2020, representing children and young people in criminal proceedings. He is passionate about the impact a lawyer can have on a young person's life and seeks to work in a trauma-informed and strengths-based manner.
Robbie has particular expertise in child criminal exploitation and the rights of undocumented migrant children; he has published two academic articles on the latter subject in peer-reviewed journals.