The Youth Justice System
Routes onto ISSP
There is no such thing as an 'ISSP order'. Existing statutory powers are used to admit a young person onto an ISSP scheme.
There are three routes onto ISSP (with slight variations between them).
- As a condition of bail supervision and support
The programme is limited to the time that a young offender is on bail, although an offender who starts ISSP whilst on bail may be able to continue the programme once sentenced. Although the offending behaviour and restorative justice elements of ISSP are not appropriate before a guilty verdict has been established, the young person still receives a minimum of 25 hours supervision and additional surveillance. Schemes are also able to deploy electronic tagging on bail under Section 131 and 132 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.
- As part of a community penalty (either a Supervision Order or a Community Rehabilitation Order)
All of the ISSP schemes use electronic tagging or voice verification under the powers in the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000, to enforce the requirements of the community penalty.
- As a condition of community supervision in the second half of a Detention and Training Order (DTO)
ISSP covers the community element of the DTO, with assessment of suitability jointly undertaken by the secure establishment and the YOT.