Policy background Youth Justice Abolition of Reparation Orders
The Reparation Order was introduced in the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 ("PCC(S)A"), and now set out in sections 109 to 116 of the Code. It requires an offender to make reparation to the victim(s) of the offence or to the community at large. Since the PCC(S)A came into force, other sentences which allow for reparation, such as the YRO, have been introduced and usage of the Reparation Order has declined significantly. As a consequence of this decline, section 162 abolishes the Reparation Order.