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Written question asked by Andrew Snowden (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 (named day). It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Community Orders: Appeals

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants in each of the last five years have completed unpaid work as part of a sentence later overturned on appeal.

Answer

The table below sets out number of individuals with sentences that terminated in the calendar years between 2021 and 2025, and where there was Unpaid Work completed as part of the sentence itself recorded as having been terminated due to being overturned on appeal:

Calendar year

Number of individuals

2021

92

2022

74

2023

62

2024

64

2025

71

These data have been gathered from National Delius (the Probation Service case management system).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
106063
Session
2024-26
Related items
Community Orders: Appeals
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Appeals Unpaid work Community orders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk