Ancillary Orders
Sentencing Explained
Published: 26 Aug 2025
Ancillary orders may be imposed on individuals by judges or magistrates. Depending on the type of order, this can occur following either conviction or acquittal for an offence. This need for the order to be attached to something, whether a sentence or an acquittal, is why the word ancillary (meaning ‘secondary’) is used.
The aim of these orders varies depending on the type that is imposed. The majority are aimed at preventing re-offending, such as restraining orders and criminal behaviour orders. Some – like compensation orders and restitution orders – are made in an to attempt to redress harm caused by that individual to a person or property.
A list of ancillary orders:
- Bind Over to Keep the Peace or Be of Good Behaviour
- Binding Over a Parent or Guardian
- Collection Orders/Attachment of Earnings Orders/Applications for Benefit Deductions
- Compensation
- Confiscation orders
- Criminal behaviour orders
- Deprivation orders
- Disqualification From Driving
- Disqualification From Being a Company Director
- Football Banning Orders
- Licensed premises exclusion order
- Parenting orders
- Restitution orders
- Restraining orders
- Serious Crime Prevention Orders
- Serious Disruption Prevention Orders
- Serious Violence Reduction Orders
- Sexual Harm Prevention Orders
- Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Order
- Travel Restriction Orders
This note is part of a series explaining terms around sentencing. Other explainers can be found here.
For further information, contact a.wolcke@sentencingacademy.org.uk