Hmm I wonder if this will help: Blogging what I think I understand from reading:

Non-Custodial

1. Absolute Discharge: All ages
2. Conditional Discharge: All ages, up till 3 yrs
3. Fines: All ages ( <14 - 250, <17 -1000)
4. Community sentences: >16 yrs : CPO (40 -240 hrs), CRO (6mnths -3 yrs), CPARO (40-100hrs & 12months - 3 yrs)
5.supervision order: <18 (up to 3 yrs)
6. Attendance centre order: <18 ( <16:24 hrs, 17-20:36hrs, 21-25: if breached, contempt of court/fine)
7. Action Plan Order: <18 (3 years)
8.Curfew Orders: <16 - 3 months, >16: 6 months
9. DTTO: >16 (6months-3 yrs) *consent required
10. Drug Abst Order: 18/> *class A drugs only
11. Reparation Order: <18 ( <24 hrs work)
12. Referral Order: <18 (3 months -12 months)

Custodial

1. Custody(YOI): 18-20
2. Long Term ( s 91 ): 10-17 (indecent assault, grave crimes, punish. up to 14 yrs), 14-17 (death by careless D, dangerous D )
3. Detention HM's pleasre : murder <18
4. Custody for life: 18-20
5. Imprisonment: >21
6. Suspended sentence: > 21 (not more than 2 years imprisonment, suspended for not less than 1 year, not more than 2 years)
7. Automatic life: >18
8. DTO: <18 (4,6,8,10,12,18,24 months) * half in detention, half in supervision

*phew.. more to come? what the hell is with the age, duration?