Working with the Community

Community Payback - How to get involved

In Wiltshire, over 72,000 hours of Community Payback are completed every year by offenders on a community sentence. This equates to approximately £378,500 of free labour provided to local communities as offenders payback for the crimes they have committed.

Community Payback projects range from litter removal to clearing dense under growth, and environmental projects through repairing and redecorating community centres or removing graffiti. Offenders usually work as part of a team, monitored by a supervisor, and will work all day with short breaks, although there are some opportunities for individual placements.

To be considered your project must meet the following criteria

• It must benefit the local community
• It must not take paid work away from others
• No one must make a profit from the work
• It must be challenging and demanding
• It must be worthwhile and constructive
• Offenders must be seen to be putting something back into the community

The Community Payback team will assess the project for suitability and for health and safety implications.

Once the work has been completed a plaque will be displayed with the Community Payback logo, if appropriate. This will indicate where offenders have positively contributed to improving a neighbourhood.

Anyone can nominate a project, so, if you are an individual, member of a club, community group, faith group or voluntary organisation and have a project that fits the criteria above, please complete the form or call your local Wiltshire probation office on telephone number: 01793 534259.

Please complete the form with details of your project

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Title:* Please select Dr Miss Mr Mrs

First Name:*

Surname:*

Organisation (if applicable):

Your address:

Your address 2:

Your town:

Postcode:

Telephone:*

Email:*

Contact preference:*

Telephone

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How did you hear about community payback?

Choose Yes or No if the project meets the criteria shown:*

Yes

No

It will benefit the local community

Yes

No

It will not take paid work away from others

Yes

No

No one will make a profit from the work

Yes

No

It will be worthwhile and constructive

Yes

No

Offenders will be seen to be positively contributing to the local community

When would you like the work to start?

1-3 months

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The project:

Name of project:

Location of project:*

A brief description of the work you want done:*

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