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Combined Custody and Treatment Order

A Combined Custody and Treatment Order (CCTO) combines an immediate term of imprisonment, of at least six months, with a period of supervised treatment in the community.

• A CCTO can be ordered for a maximum of one year and a conviction must be recorded.
• A CCTO is for offenders whose drunkenness or drug addiction contributed to the commission of the crime.
• The law relating to CCTOs is contained in sections 18Q-18W of the Sentencing Act 1991.