Convicted offenders

If you commit an offence before 1 February 2011 the Court can impose the following:

• Probation
• Community Service
• Drug Treatment and Testing Order
• Mandatory Supervised Attendance Order.

If you commit an offence on or after 1 February 2011 the Court can also impose a Community Payback Order but not a Probation, Community Service or a Supervised Attendance Order.

If you are sentenced to a community based order, you will be supervised for the duration of your order. If you are aged 16 and 17 years, you will be supervised by the Youth Offending Service.

Further information

Get advice on domestic abuse - help for people being abused and programmes for men

Find out what services are available for people with drug and alcohol problems 

Get information on what services are available for young people involved in offending  

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service provides information on how the prosecution system works