Community Payback Consultation 2026
Please share your views on Community Payback Orders (CPO). These are handed down by the Court to people to pay for their crimes as an alternative to a prison sentence.
In particular, we would like to know what you think about the unpaid work part of a CPO, which replaced community service in 2011. This is when an individual who has committed an offence does unpaid work within the community.
- Do you have any experience of people doing unpaid work in your community?
- Do you think unpaid work gives people the opportunity to repay the community for the crimes they have committed?
- Do you have any ideas about residents, community projects or organisations who could benefit from unpaid work support?
More information can be found here::https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/cf/cpo26/
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