Community Payback Pilots 2024-02-20
2024-02-20
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Q1
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Community payback teams are working in partnership with local authorities to clean up antisocial behaviour. The question arises from the assessment of these pilot schemes.
What assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the rapid deployment community payback pilots, which were supposed to pave the way for swift restorative justice?
Community payback teams are working in partnership with 11 local authorities to clean up antisocial behaviour, with pilots starting in July 2023. Initial observations suggest success, with thousands of hours of reparative work completed by people on probation within 48 hours after local authority notification.
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The hon. Gentleman asked specifically about the assessment and progress of these pilots, but the response focuses more on the initial observations without addressing the specific evaluation or the lack of delivery.
Initial Observations Suggest Success
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Q2
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The initial rapid-deployment community payback scheme pilots were planned to deliver 20,000 hours of work but only delivered 2,000 hours. This prompted the question about barriers to success and further roll-out.
Of a planned 20,000 hours of work, only 2,000 hours have been delivered by the pilots. Can the Minister reveal whether that is the case? If so, what can be learned from these clear barriers to success?
These pilots involved 175 people completing around 2,000 hours of unpaid work in 11 areas over three months. The Government is analysing outcomes and will explore wider roll-out based on analysis results.
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The hon. Gentleman asked for insights into barriers to success but the Minister did not provide any specific information about these barriers.
I Am Grateful To The Hon. Gentleman, But The Clue Is In The Word “Pilot”
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