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Written question asked by Neil O'Brien (Conservative) on Friday, 10 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Community Orders

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of individuals sentenced to an unpaid work requirement last year were given a (a) community order, (b) suspended sentence order, (c) youth rehabilitation order, (d) enforcement order and (e) supervision default order.

Answer

The data requested are provided in the attached excel tables.

The decision as to what type of order to impose at sentence, or when imposing any other type of Order in court, is a matter for our independent judiciary, taking into account all the circumstances of the case before them.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
125401
Session
2024-26
Attachment
Table
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Community orders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk