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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, how many and what proportion of sentences given in each of the last five years included an unpaid work requirement.

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
125466
Session
2024-26
Attachment
Table
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Community orders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk