# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Section 217: Content of youth diversion orders

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) A youth diversion order may—
(a) prohibit the respondent from doing anything described in the order;
(b) require the respondent to do anything described in the order.
The order may in particular contain provision of a kind mentioned in subsections (2) to (4).
(2) An order may contain prohibitions or requirements relating to any of the following—
(a) the persons with whom the respondent associates or communicates;
(b) the way in which the respondent communicates or associates with others;
(c) the respondent’s possession or use of electronic communication devices, including in particular a requirement that a device may only be possessed or used subject to specified conditions;
(d) the respondent’s presence in, or access to, a specified area or place or an area or place of a specified description;
(e) the respondent’s travel (whether within the United Kingdom, between the United Kingdom and other places or otherwise).
(3) An order may—
(a) require the respondent to attend appointments or participate in activities;
(b) require the respondent to answer questions, provide information or produce documents;
(c) contain curfew requirements;
(d) require the respondent to comply with section 218 (notification requirements).
(4) An order may contain any prohibition that is of a kind that could be imposed by the Secretary of State in relation to an individual by virtue of paragraph 6A of Schedule 1 to the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (weapons and explosives measures).
(5) The conditions specified under subsection (2)(c) may, in particular include conditions in relation to—
(a) the manner in which a device is used;
(b) the monitoring of such use;
(c) the granting to a constable of access to premises for the purpose of the inspection or modification of a device;
(d) the surrendering to a constable of a device on a temporary basis for the purpose of its inspection or modification at another place;
(e) the inspection of any online account accessed by means of a device;
(f) the disclosure to a constable of such details as may be specified of any device possessed or used by the respondent or any other person with whom the respondent lives.
(6) The “inspection” of a device, or an online account accessed by means of a device, includes—
(a) accessing the device or the online account,
(b) examining information held on the device or accessed by means of the online account, and
(c) extracting such information.
(7) A court may include a prohibition or requirement only if it considers it necessary for the purpose of protecting members of the public from a risk of terrorism or other serious harm.
(8) Prohibitions and requirements must, so far as practicable, be such as to avoid—
(a) any conflict with any religious beliefs of the respondent;
(b) any interference with any times at which the respondent normally attends any educational establishment or works;
(c) any conflict with the requirements of any other court order or injunction to which the respondent is subject.
(9) A youth diversion order must specify the period for which it has effect (which must not exceed 12 months).
(10) A youth diversion order may specify periods for which particular prohibitions or requirements have effect.
(11) In this section—
“curfew requirement” means a requirement that the respondent must remain at a particular place for particular periods;
“document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded (whether or not in legible form);
“electronic communication device” has the meaning given by paragraph 7(5) of Schedule 1 to the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011;
“online account” means an account by means of which information held on a service provided by means of the internet is made accessible;
“specified” means specified in the youth diversion order.
(12) The reference in this section to “extracting” information includes reproducing it in any form.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/217 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-217
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