Website and telephone payments Sunday 19 May
Our website and telephone payment systems are unavailable between 9am and 2pm on Sunday 19 May. You will not be able to pay for any council services on our website or over the phone during this time.
This information only applies to Youth Courts, which deal with most juvenile offending. If you are going to be appearing at a Crown Court, this is much more serious and you should talk to a Solicitor immediately.
A Youth Court is a type of Magistrates Court. They only deal with offences committed by children and young people, and they sit privately, under special rules.
Youth Courts take place in the local Magistrates Courthouse. The address will be on the papers you have been given. Report to the Usher on arrival, and they will tell you what to do.
Youth Courts try to use smaller rooms, but otherwise they look like the Courts you see on television. The Magistrates sit at a raised table, and all the people involved in the case sit in front of them.
If you would like to see the Courtroom before your case, this can be arranged by contacting the Court Office.
You are entitled to legal advice. We strongly recommend that you arrange this, even if you are pleading guilty. Many Solicitors can give free or reduced-rate help under Legal Aid. Look for details online, in the Yellow Pages, or ask to speak to the Duty Solicitor at Court.
You must attend with your child, and you usually have to pay their Fines or Compensation.
Sometimes it will seem as if everyone is blaming you, but the Court is genuinely sympathetic to any parent who is doing their best.
The North Yorkshire Youth Justice Service is
If you would like more information, or if you wish to complain about any YJS service you have received, please write to me at any of the offices.
Andy Dukes
Youth Justice Team Manager
Delta House,
12b North Park Road,
Harrogate,
HG1 5PG
Woodfield Road,
Harrogate,
HG1 4HZ
Castle House,
10-14 Elders Street,
Scarborough,
YO11 1DZ
Community House (1st Floor),
Portholme Crescent,
Selby,
YO8 4QQ
County Hall,
Racecourse Lane,
Romanby,
Northallerton,
DL7 8AD