Sentencing Act 2002

Sentences, orders, and related matters - Community-based sentences - Community work

64: When community work must be done

You could also call this:

"When and how you do community work as part of your sentence"

If you have to do community work with an agency, you and the agency will agree on the days and times you will work. A probation officer will help you make this agreement and will write it down to make sure you know what you have to do. The probation officer will make sure you get a copy of the agreement.

If you have to do community work at a community work centre, a probation officer will decide when you work and will tell you in writing. You might work different hours each time, but you will never work more than 10 hours in a row or more than 40 hours in a week.

When you are doing community work, the times you have to be there will be chosen to fit in with your school, job, or church activities, so you can still do those things.

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63: Authorised work for person sentenced to community work, or

"Types of jobs you can do if you're sentenced to community work"

65: Supervision of offender while doing community work, or

"Someone in charge watches you while you do community work as part of your sentence."

Part 2Sentences, orders, and related matters
Community-based sentences: Community work

64When community work must be done

If community work is to be done on placement with an agency other than a community work centre, the days on which and the times at which the offender does the work must be fixed by agreement between a probation officer and the agency and notified in writing to the offender.
If the community work is to be done on placement at a community work centre, the days on which and the times at which the offender performs the work must be determined by a probation officer and notified in writing to the offender.
It is not necessary for all the periods of work to be of the same duration, but no period may be longer than 10 hours and no offender may be required to do more than 40 hours of community work per week.
The times at which the offender is required to report, and the periods during which he or she is required to do community work, must be such as to avoid interference, so far as practicable, with the offender's attendance at any place of education or employment, or with his or her religious observances.