Under the unpaid work requirement the offender will carry out between 60 - 300 hours of work in the community for free.  They usually work as part of a team, monitored by a supervisor, and will work all day with short breaks.  Unpaid work projects are carried out for the benefit of the local community and contribute to community safety.

Typical tasks will include gardening, decorating graffiti removal and minor building works.

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Community Payback is the name given to the unpaid work offenders carry out in the community as part of a community order.

Projects undertaken by Probation must meet certain criteria:

• Must benefit the local community
• Must not take paid work from others
• No-one must make a profit from the work
• Must be worthwhile, constructive and give offenders new skills
• Offenders must be seen to be putting something back into the community