Unpaid work?

[GetCarter]

I heard (on a TV reality cop show) that the crim got a fine and 100 hours unpaid work.

What and where is this unpaid work done?

Just out of interest. I never see anyone with 'Ordered by the court to do unpaid work' on their hi vis jacket.

TIA

[eybic]

It'll be community service Cleaning up verges etc. etc.

[Oakey]

They say "Community Payback", they're orange hi vis jackets.

There's all sorts of things that are done; graveyards are mown and weeded, streets weeded and st scraped out from the cracks in the pavement (moss, weeds, etc), painting railings, fences, rubbish removal, concrete broken up, etc.

Our local council staff used to get the hump that they were being done out of a job!

Edited by Oakey on Friday 20th January 13:36

[mikeyr]

Sometimes this might extend to working in a local charity shop too or at least it did, don't know if that's still the case. Old work colleague got done twice (!) for drink driving and did this.

Anyone on here from NPS or NOMS would be able to confirm/refute that.

[Wacky Racer]

GetCarter said:

I heard (on a TV reality cop show) that the crim got a fine and 100 hours unpaid work.

What and where is this unpaid work done?

Just out of interest. I never see anyone with 'Ordered by the court to do unpaid work' on their hi vis jacket.

TIA

Well you won't do, because you live up in the Highlands where there's no crime, except a bit of poaching....

It's posh up there innit.......

[Greendubber]

I saw a group of 4 lads laying a new path at a water park we walk our dog in wearing 'Community Payback' orange vests. Two were working hard and the other two kept using a minute bit of tissue to clean mud from their trainers and doing not a fat lot.

They looked to be supervised by a guy driving a mini tipper full of pea gravel about.

[Petrol Only]

I've seen them at the local tip, rubbish picking and helping in the local country park.

In my viewing experience seems a good punishment. They all look very miserable indeed.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Petrol Only said:

In my viewing experience seems a good punishment. They all look very miserable indeed.

Indeed. They can just about handle the "unpaid" bit, but it's the "work" bit that really gets to them. Totally out of their comfort zone.

[rockford22]

I did a community beach clean through work and understandably got a torrent of abuse from pissed up tourists (it was Friday evening on a gorgeous sunny day in August).

"What did you do mate"
"Who did you kill"
"Bet you regret it now"

Death stares from half the beach goers, may give the beach clean a miss next time they ask for volunteers!

[GetCarter]

Wacky Racer said:

GetCarter said:

I heard (on a TV reality cop show) that the crim got a fine and 100 hours unpaid work.

What and where is this unpaid work done?

Just out of interest. I never see anyone with 'Ordered by the court to do unpaid work' on their hi vis jacket.

TIA

Well you won't do, because you live up in the Highlands where there's no crime, except a bit of poaching....

It's posh up there innit.......

Fair comment. Though I work in London - just live up here.

[Fozziebear]

I did 300hrs community service in 1999, the group consisted of repeat offenders for a mix of crimes. We did every weekend from 0800-1700 at graveyards, village halls etc. I managed to get 14 days of 12hrs to reduce my time quicker, I worked in a warden controlled complex cutting grass, painting, empty bins. The probation officer was as hard as nails, if you were later he'd report it and add the hours on, one guy just didn't turn up and he got him arrested and sent down. At the end of my time I got offered a job as a supervisor with possible probation officer training, I declined but kept in touch. A lots changed since I did mine, the whole orange vest/suit to shame you just doesn't work.

[Oakey]

80hours back in 2010, the majority of people there during my time were mostly regular Joe's who were happy to get on with it and keep their head down. There was the occasional cocky arsewipe but they never really impressed anyone and would be fked off sharpish if they didn't get in line.

It's not really miserable, you get to play with a lot power tools for a start; petrol strimmers, lawnmowers, hedge trimmers, etc. Mowing lawns during the Summer in nice weather was great. We also went up to Lancaster a few times for some unknown reason, the journey time counted

If I'd been offered the job the poster above was I might have taken it!

[Joe5y]

I did my 180 hours of unpaid work at a Sue Ryder back in 2005. They matched my personality, skill set and attitude to something fitting (or so I was told). Others I know were sent to pot wash and as said, clear rubbish and scrub walls with the council.

[roofer]

I did some back in the day, it stopped me being on the Herald of Free Enterprise when it sunk. Win.

[Andehh]

We had a dozen or so painting the wooden fences near us, all with 'Community Payback'' on their high viz.

You can actually request stuff done in your neighboured, which is what I believe someone did for them to paint all the fences near us;
https://www.gov.uk/nominate-community-payback-proj...

Very good form of 'punishment' I think, much better then ridiculously short prisons sentences or being let off scott free. Community wins, Public perception of justice wins, public funds (prisons etc) win & those that did wrong get a sensible level of punishment.

[anonymous-user]

Just be careful about any storms while they are doing it and the subsequent acquisition of any 'powers'... it never ends well ... dead probation workers and all that!

[CubanPete]

Back in the athletic days... One of the members of my rowing club arranged for them to help do up the boatshed and clear the grounds.

If you like the outdoors it was quite nice work, the punishment being it wasn't on your terms. They seemed decent enough.

[brrapp]

I've just arranged for one of my neighbours (serial drink driver doing 100 hours) to help us redecorate the village hall and do some gardening/footpath work.
The court passes out a sentence to the council's criminal justice team who are then responsible for finding and supervising the work. Mostly it's done in teams of orange vest-wearing offenders driven around in a minibus and supervised by a council employee but it doesn't have to be. They're almost always happy to accept requests from local organisations looking for some free labour.As long as it's adequately supervised, is helpful to the community, and isn't doing a commercial business out of work.

[SnapShot]

cb1965 said:

Just be careful about any storms while they are doing it and the subsequent acquisition of any 'powers'... it never ends well ... dead probation workers and all that!