Community Payback gives local communities the opportunity to
suggest suitable areas for offenders to rejuvenate as part of their
Community Order.
In London, over one million hours of Community
Payback are completed every year by offenders on a community
sentence. This equates to approximately £5.7 million of free
labour, based on the minimum wage, provided to local communities as
offenders pay back for the crimes they have committed.
Community Payback projects
range from litter removal to clearing dense under growth and
environmental projects through repairing and redecorating community
centres or removing graffiti. Offenders usually work as part
of a team, monitored by a supervisor and will work all day with
short breaks, although there are some opportunities for individual
placements.
Nominate a project
Is there a project in your area that needs
Community Payback? Anyone can nominate a project, so, if you
are an individual, member of a club, community group, faith group
or voluntary organisation and have a project that fits the criteria
above, please complete our online
form.
To be considered, your project must meet the
following criteria:
- It must benefit the local community
- It must not take paid work away from others
- No one must make a profit from the work
- It must be challenging and demanding
- It must be worthwhile and constructive
- Offenders must be seen to be putting something back into the
community.
The Community Payback team will assess the
project for suitability and for health and safety implications.
Once the work has been completed a plaque will
be displayed with the Community Payback logo, if appropriate.
This will indicate where offenders have positively
contributed to improving a neighbourhood.
General queries
If you have any queries about Community Payback
please contact us:
Call our dedicated Community Payback
helpline: 07894 176943.
Or email payback@london.probation.gsi.gov.uk