Youth Offending Team
Different organisations have come together to reduce youth offending. These include ourselves, Bournemouth Borough Council 
, Dorset Police , Dorset Probation Service , Dorset & Somerset Strategic Health Authority . For the northern and eastern parts of Dorset, the service is run by Dorset County Council .
What We're About
The Borough of Poole and Bournemouth Borough Council work together to provide a Youth Justice Service for our respective boroughs. Our information on this page provides an outline of our work, for more detailed information on this service please visit the Bournemouth & Poole Youth Offending Team pages on Bournemouth Borough Council's website.
The primary responsibility of the youth justice system is to prevent offending by children and young people.
The team is committed to:
- The swift administration of justice so that every young person accused of breaking the law has the matter resolved without delay
- Confronting young offenders with the consequences of their offending, for themselves, their family, their victims and the community
- Punishment proportionate to the seriousness and persistence of offending
- Reinforcing the responsibilities of parents
- Helping young offenders to tackle problems associated with their offending and to develop a sense of person responsibility
- Maintaining, as a cornerstone of all provision, equal access, equal opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice
How the Team are Involved:
- Court Procedures
- Reprimands and Final Warnings
- Bail Support
- Remand Placements
- Court Liaison Work
- Pre-sentencing Reports and Specific Sentence Reports
- Community Sentences
- Parenting Orders
- Custodial Sentences
For more information on any of the above please see the following sections.
Court Procedures
The Youth Offending Team is responsible for the supervision and implementation of nearly all orders imposed by the Youth Court on young people who have been convicted of a criminal offence. An order details what punishment people must receive for their offences. Further details can be found on these court procedures , implementation of orders and other orders imposed, including community rehabilitation orders (previously called probation orders), referral orders ,reparation orders and supervision orders .
Reprimands and Final Warnings
The Youth Offending Team will work with the Police to deliver interventions as part of the Final Warnings Scheme and will develop a range of resources to use as appropriate.
Bail Support
There is a Bail Support Team within the team whose members will provide support and assistance to young people whilst on bail. The Bail Support Team and other Youth Offending Team members will also provide a bail information service to the Court.
Remand Placements
Young people may be remanded from the Court to secure accommodation, remand fostering, approved lodgings etc. The Youth Offending Team helps the Court and the Police to access appropriate remand accommodation.
Court Liaison Work
The team will provide an effective and efficient service to the Youth Courts and Crown Court, giving advice and information with the aim of minimising delays in the Crown Court process.
Pre-sentencing Reports and Specific Sentence Reports
When required, the Youth Offending Team will provide Youth Courts and Crown Courts with high quality, targeted, Pre-sentence Reports and Specific Sentence Repots to assist sentences. This assessment of the young offender will be in line with National Standards.
Community Sentences
The Youth Offending Team aims to maximise the effectiveness of appropriate community based disposals. The team will:
- Provide high quality supervision to young people
- Work with parents and carers of young people as and when appropriate
- Ensure that a variety of resources are available for such sentences
Parenting Orders
The Youth Offending Team will work with parents and carers, helping them to get help in the community to make them more effective parents. The Youth Offending Team will ensure that a Parenting Programme is available to the Courts to be used as part of a Parenting Order .
Custodial Sentences
The Youth Offending Team will:
- Work to maximise the chances of young people sentenced to custody being successfully reintegrated into the community
- Offer support to young offenders during their sentences and provide supervision after release, in accordance with National Standards
- Work closely with the staff of secure accommodation to ensure that the young people's return to the community goes as smoothly as possible and that plans devised in the Institution can be carried forward in the community.
Contact Details
Youth Offending Team for Bournemouth & Poole
t: 01202 453939
a: 5 Hyde Road Kinson Bournemouth BH10 5JJ
The Youth Justice Board website shows how the Youth Justice System works, and what and who is involved.
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