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More than 24,000 community orders breached as 7,000 sent to jail

More than 24,000 community payback orders (CPOs) have been breached in the past nine years, new figures show, with almost 7,000 people being sent to jail as a result. A freedom of information request from the Scottish Conservatives found that some ...

31 Aug 2022 at 17:11

Scotland

Criminals ‘let off more than 650,000 hours of community service’

More than 650,000 hours of unpaid community service have not been carried out, new figures reveal. The statistics were released by the Scottish Conservatives following a series of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to local authorities in ...

02 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Number of community payback orders issued by Scottish courts up by a fifth

The number of community payback orders (CPOs) issued by Scottish courts increased by a fifth on the previous year, official statistics have revealed. Scottish Government statistics on justice social work activity in 2022-23 revealed that 14,...

16 Jan 2024 at 19:52

Scotland

New figures show ‘scandalous and unacceptable’ absences from community sentences

New figures revealing more than 100,000 absences from community service over the past five years are an “insult to victims”, Tories have insisted. Scottish Conservatives hit out after data released under Freedom of Information laws showed ...

11 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Almost 30,000 community service orders breached in 11 years, figures show

Almost 30,000 breaches of community sentences have been recorded over 11 years, data obtained by the Scottish Conservatives shows. Of those who breached community payback orders (CPOs), 8,078 resulted in the offender being handed another ...

22 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Woman who filmed young girl driving car given community payback order

A woman who filmed a young child driving a car through a Scottish village has been ordered to carry out 134 hours of unpaid work. Sophie-Leigh Gemmell, 32, previously admitted culpable and reckless conduct after letting the girl – aged ...

28 Jul 2025 at 13:55

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