Figures compiled for 2016/17 by Probation show that offenders on Community Service in the Derry, Limavady and Strabane area have completed 10,300 hours of unpaid work to benefit local communities. That is worth around £77,250 of work to help local communities in across the North West.
22,400 hours of Community Service benefits Newry, Banbridge and Portadown.
Figures compiled for 2016/17 by Probation show that offenders on Community Service in the Newry, Banbridge and Portadown area have completed 22,400 hours of unpaid work to benefit local communities. That is around £168,000 worth of work to help local communities in Newry, Banbridge and Portadown.
8,500 hours of Community Service benefits Enniskillen and Omagh
Figures compiled for 2016/17 by Probation show that offenders on Community Service in the Enniskillen and Omagh area have completed 8,500 hours of unpaid work to benefit local communities. That is over £63,750 worth of work to help local communities in Enniskillen and Omagh.
11,400 hours of Community Service benefits North Antrim Area
Figures compiled for 2016/17 by Probation show that offenders on Community Service in the North Antrim area have completed 11,400 hours of unpaid work to benefit local communities. That is over £85,500 worth of work to help local communities in Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Larne.
14,300 hours of Community Service benefits Armagh, Dungannon, Cookstown & Magherafelt
Figures compiled for 2016/17 by Probation show that offenders on Community Service in the Mid Ulster and Armagh area have completed 14,300 hours of unpaid work to benefit local communities. That is over £107,250 worth of work to help local communities in Armagh, Dungannon, Cookstown and Magherafelt.
76,100 hours of Community Service benefits Belfast
Figures compiled for 2016/17 by Probation show that offenders on Community Service in the Belfast area have completed 76,100 hours of unpaid work to benefit local communities. That is around £570,000 worth of work to help local communities in Belfast.
Enhanced Combination Order aims to cut short term Prison sentences
The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has developed a pilot scheme which aims to divert offenders from short–term custodial sentences by offering judges a more intensive community order with a focus on rehabilitation, reparation, restorative practice and desistance. The new order is called an ‘Enhanced Combination Order’.