Offenders can be ordered by the court to complete between 40 – 300 hours of Unpaid Work on community payback projects.
Community Payback provides the opportunity for local people to put forward their suggestions for projects they would like to be completed by offenders as unpaid work.
The kinds of projects already undertaken by offenders include removing graffiti, clearing litter, repairing and re-decorating community centres and some environmental work such as maintaining the grounds of churches.
A project must meet the following criteria:
- It must benefit the community
- It must not take away paid work from others
- No one must make a profit from the work
- It must be worthwhile, constructive and give offenders new skills
- Offenders must be seen to be putting something back into the community
- All of this work benefits the communities and helps to create a cleaner and safer environment for people.
- It must be challenging and demanding for offenders
- It must be visible, so the community can see offenders paying back their community.
You can nominate a project by:
- Submitting an online request at Durham Tees Valley Probation Trust
- Writing to or phoning the relevant contacts below for your area:
Hartlepool
Ken Hounam, Probation Office, Oakdale House, Oakdale Road,
Chester-le-Street, Co Durham, DH3 3DH
Tel: 0191 388 7951
Middlesbrough, Stockton on Tees, Redcar and East Cleveland
Gordon Wooding, Probation Office, Milbank House, 1 Milbank Street,
South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6DD
Tel: 01642 515315
Darlington, Sedgefield and Wear Valley
Helen Crosby, Probation Office, 9 Corporation Road,
Darlington, Co Durham DL3 6TH
Tel: 01325 486231
