Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 744

Community Orders: Staffordshire

Tabled: 18 July 2024

Answered: 25 July 2024

Question

Adam Jogee

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of community service sentencing in reducing levels of reoffending in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Across England and Wales, community service, now known as Unpaid Work (UPW), is primarily a punitive measure, however it can contribute to an individual's rehabilitation by providing an opportunity to gain vocational or skills-based on the job training wh...

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