supervision order

noun

1. social welfare an order by a juvenile court requiring a named probation officer or local-authority social worker to advise, assist, and befriend a child or young person who is the subject of care proceedings, over a period of up to three years

Example Sentences

This first brush with the family courts ended with a six-month supervision order, allowing a social worker to "advise, assist and befriend" the couple's baby.

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Judge Raeside decided against a care order and made an interim supervision order instead, saying that Sara and her siblings could stay with their parents under the supervision of Surrey County Council Children's Services while further assessments were prepared.

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By this time social workers had changed their recommendation to a "supervision order".

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A 17-year-old girl, who was 16 at the time, admitted stealing the victim's handbag during the attack and was given a supervision order for 12 months having already spent a year in custody.

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Mr Chung said the news came as no surprise to him as he breached a supervision order after his release from prison by fleeing to the UK last year.

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