An Unpaid Work and Other Activity Requirement can be imposed as part of a Community Payback Order.
Supervision requirement
If you are aged 16 or 17 a Supervision Requirement will be imposed in conjunction with the Unpaid Work and Other Activity Requirement. For individuals aged 18 and over a Supervision Requirement is not always imposed.
Hours
Hours imposed can be:
- from 20 - 100 hours (Level 1) to be completed within three months or
- 101 - 300 hours (Level 2) to be completed within six months
both are at the discretion of the court and must start within seven days of their order being imposed.
A Level 1 Order is now available to Justice of the Peace Courts for all offences. Community Payback Orders also allow a proportion (30% or a maximum of 30 hours) of the unpaid work hours to be used for therapeutic groupwork/programme or vocational learning.
Aims and opportunities
Unpaid work allows you the opportunity to:
- make amends for the impact of your offending and repair the harm caused by your actions
- ‘make good’ to your victim and/or community
This is done through your engagement in purposeful rehabilitative work that is meaningful to you and the community. Gaining experience of working life will give you the confidence to look for employment.
The Other Activity element involves work to help improve your skills in other areas of your life. This could include skills in literacy, numeracy, problem solving, anger management, addictions support, employability assistance and so on. The overall aims of both Unpaid Work and Other Activity are to:
- prevent you from further offending
- build structure to your day
- support you to move towards a pro-social life
Contact
To contact Angus Justice Services to discuss Unpaid Work or potential project referrals, please contact the Community Payback Officer on 01307 492150 or email angusjusticeservices@angus.gov.uk
Criteria
All work projects must meet the following criteria:
- it must not take away paid work from others
- no one must make a profit from the work
- it must be worthwhile, constructive and give those who have offended new skills
- individuals who have offended must be seen to be putting something back into the community
There are two types of work projects available:
- team placements
- individual placements
The type of work which can be done by teams includes:
- gardening
- painting
- joinery
- furniture collection and deliveries
- charity collections
- graffiti removal
Individual placements can include work with:
- voluntary agencies
- charity shops
- churches
- community groups