s 36A Reparation orders
(1) Where a child is found guilty by or before any court of an offence, other than an offence the sentence for which is (in the case of an adult) fixed by law as imprisonment for life, the court (subject to Article 32(1)) may make a reparation order. (2) A reparation order is an order requiring the offender to make such reparation for the offence, otherwise than by the payment of compensation, as is specified in the order— (a) to a person or persons so specified; or (b) to the community at large. (3) Any person so specified must be a person identified by the court as— (a) a victim of the offence; or (b) a person otherwise affected by it. (4) Before making a reparation order, the court must obtain and consider a written report by— (a) a probation officer; (b) a social worker of the appropriate authority; or (c) such other person as the Secretary of State may designate. (5) The report must indicate— (a) the type of requirements that it would be appropriate to impose on the offender; and (b) the attitude of the victim or victims of the offence to the requirements proposed to be included in the order.