The Community Caution is the lower-tier disposal, which will be used for less serious offences and cannot be given for “indictable only” offences, or offences that are “excluded” offences. It also requires the offender to accept responsibility for the offence and to comply with certain conditions attached to the caution.
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What are the new Diversionary and Community Cautions and how will they affect you?
Current status (checked July 2026): the Diversionary and Community Caution provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 have still not been brought into force – commencement remains “to be determined”. Simple and conditional cautions continue to be issued as before. We review this page regularly and will update it if a