•  About your sentence:

The Court has sentenced you to either a Suspended Sentence Order or a Community Order with the requirement of Unpaid Work. You are therefore expected to carry out work within the community which can be demanding, and which will benefit other people. Conducting this work is a form of reperative justice, in that you are paying back the community for the damage or harm you have caused through your offending. There are numerous types of work available for you to undertake, something you will need to discuss with your 'Responsible Officer.' This Officer will also inform you as to where and when you will be undertaking this work.

You will have to work at least six hours per week and finish the requirement within a twelve month period. If you are in full time employment and find it difficvult to work on weekdays, you will be able to undertake this work at the weekends.

• Your 'Responsible Officer' will:

• Explain your sentence to you
• Make it clear as to the type of work you will be undertaking and when you wil be expected to attend
• Explain what will happen to you if you fail to undertake the reuquired work (you may be returned to Court)
• Review your progress and assist you in completing the work sucessfully.
• Treat you fairly and with respect

• What you should do:

• Attend appointments on time
• Make sure that you understand what is expected of you, and ask questions if you do not know
• Demonstrate respect to those Probation staff you come into contact with, and others you meet during your sentence.
• Inform Probation staff if there are changes to your circumstances; i.e. your address of telephone number
• If you are unable to keep an appointment inform Probation staff as soon as possible.
• If you are having problems with your sentence tell the Probation Staff.

• If you are taken back to Court, the Court may:

• Make you do more requirements.
• Make you do different requirements
• Make this requirement or other requirements you are already doing more onerous.
• Send you to prison

• Additional information

Some Probation areas allow a number of unpaid work hours to be worked through the completion of some educational material (Key Skills). This will allow you to take set work home, complete it and return it to Probation Staff. It may assist you with any basic skills difficulties you may have.

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