Transparency data

Unpaid work management information, update to December 2024

Management information for unpaid work, including starts, delivery, caseload, terminations and Project Clean Streets, April 2022 to December 2024.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 8 May 2025

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Unpaid work management information - Summary

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Unpaid work management information - Guidance

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Unpaid work management information – Data tables

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Unpaid work management information – Project Clean Streets data tables

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Details

Unpaid work, also known as community payback, is one of the options available to sentencers at court. The purpose of unpaid work is to provide punishment and reparation, with individuals carrying out work on projects which benefit their local communities.

This release provides data on the delivery of unpaid work from 1 April 2022 to 31 December 2024. The comparison of periods takes into consideration the latest quarter of data (October 2024 to December 2024) and the matching period of the previous year (October 2023 to December 2023). By analysing the same quarter of both years, the key points and comparisons are not impacted by the seasonal nature of unpaid work delivery.

Pre-release access

The bulletin was produced and handled by the ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. For the bulletin pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice:

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Minister of State (Prisons and Probation); Permanent Secretary; Director General Policy; Deputy Head of News; Press Office x6; Deputy Director, Prison, Probation and Reoffending data and statistics; Head of HMPPS Performance; Head of Cross-Cutting Performance

HM Prison and Probation Service:

Deputy Director, Sentence Management and Unpaid Work; HMPPS Director General Operations; Chief Probation Officer; HMPPS Director General CEO

Published 8 May 2025