A young offender can be sentenced to a Curfew Order which requires the young offender to be electronically tagged and monitored to ensure that they remain indoors at specified times (set by the court). The curfew restriction can be between two and twelve hours a day and last for up to six months.

Once an order is made the young person is visited by Securicor who fix the tag (on the ankle) and install monitoring equipment. If the young offender breaches the curfew they can be returned to court.

Electronic tagging can also be made as part of the following orders from court:

• Bail

• Remand to Local Authority

• Supervision Orders (ISSP)