Section 367 Report where court proposes both parenting order and referral orderI1

(1)

This section applies if a court proposes to make both—

(a)

a referral order in respect of an offender, and

(b)

a parenting order under section 366 (parenting order on conviction of a person aged under 18) in respect of a parent or guardian of the offender.

(2)

Before making the parenting order the court must obtain and consider a report by an appropriate officer—

(a)

indicating the requirements which that officer proposes should be included in the parenting order;

(b)

indicating the reasons why the officer considers that those requirements would be desirable in the interests of preventing the commission of any further offence by the offender;

(c)

if the offender is aged under 16, containing the information required by section 366(8).

(3)

In subsection (2) “an appropriate officer” means—

(a)

an officer of a provider of probation services,

(b)

a social worker of a local authority, or

(c)

a member of a youth offending team.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 367 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2