Community Payback Orders

There were 14,700 community payback orders (CPOs) commenced in 2022-23. This was 20 per cent higher than in 2021-22 but was the third lowest in the last decade, according to figures from Scotland's chief statistician. From 2013-14 to 2019-20, the annual number of orders commenced ranged from 16,500

There have been more than 100,000 absences from community service in recent years, new figures show. Data obtained from a freedom of information request indicates that there were 104,862 absences from payback orders recorded over the period 2018-19 to 2022-23.

Edinburgh Council wants to know people's thoughts on community payback orders (CPOs). In particular, the council wants to know what residents think about the unpaid work part of a CPO, which replaced community service in 2011. This is when an individual who has committed an offence does unpaid work