What is mental health treatment requirement?
What is mental health treatment requirement?
The Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) is one of the twelve options available to magistrates and judges. Introduced in 2005, the MHTR provides a mechanism to ensure that certain offenders with mental health problems who are given a Community Order are able to access appropriate treatment.
What is a Mhtr?
The MHTR allows offenders with mental health conditions to engage with treatment and support in the community whilst also serving a sentence for their offence.
How does a community order work?
A Community Order can be imposed for offences that are serious but not so serious as to warrant custody. It means your punishment will be carried out in the community instead of prison. A Community Order is made up of one or more ‘requirements’ that the court can order you to do.
What is the minimum length of a community order?
The Community Order replaces all existing community sentences for adults. It consists of one or more of 12 possible requirements and may last for as short a time as 12 hours or for as long as three years.
How serious is a community order?
What requirements can be attached to a community order?
Community Order
- Supervision. Requires the offender to attend regular appointments with probation.
- Unpaid Work.
- Programmes.
- Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR)
- Alcohol Treatment.
- Rehabilitation Activity Requirement or Specified Activity.
- Curfew.
- Residence.
What is the maximum length of a community order?
three years
The Community Order replaces all existing community sentences for adults. It consists of one or more of 12 possible requirements and may last for as short a time as 12 hours or for as long as three years.
What is the prohibited activity requirement?
A requirement that may be imposed by a sentencing court as part of a community order or a suspended sentence order under the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The offender is required to refrain from a specified activity or activities for a specified period.
What are community requirements?
A Community Order is made up of one or more ‘requirements’ that the court can order you to do. For less serious offences you may receive just one requirement as part of your order. For more serious offences, or if this is not your first offence, you may receive three or more requirements.
What is the difference between a custodial and non-custodial sentence?
We considered as custodial all sanctions that imply confinement in a closed institution like prison and jail. All other sanctions have been considered as non-custodial, especially fines or any form of “treatment” or sanction that did not imply placement in any type of facility.
