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Community Payback – how to get involved
In North Yorkshire, over 120,000 hours of Community Payback are completed every year by offenders on a community sentence. This equates to approximately £700,000 of free labour provided to local communities as offenders pay back for the crimes they have committed.
Community Payback projects range from litter removal to clearing dense under growth, and environmental projects through repairing and redecorating community centres or removing graffiti. Offenders usually work as part of a team, monitored by a supervisor, and will work all day with short breaks, although there are some opportunities for individual placements.
We can’t do this without your help! We need to know about projects you think we could be working on.
To be considered your project must meet the following criteria:
- It must benefit the local community
- It must not take paid work away from others
- No one must make a profit from the work
- It must be challenging and demanding
- It must be worthwhile and constructive
- Offenders must be seen to be putting something back into the community.
The Community Payback team will assess the project for suitability and for health and safety implications.
Once the work has been completed a plaque will be displayed with the Community Payback logo, if appropriate. This will indicate where offenders have positively contributed to improving a neighbourhood.
North Yorkshire Probation actively encourages the public, faith groups, local businesses, voluntary groups, Crime Reduction Partners, and local authorities to contact us and nominate projects which will make a real difference to our communities. Use the on-line form below to suggest new projects in any part of North Yorkshire or email us directly at communitypayback@north-yorkshire.probation.gsi.gov.uk
Alternatively call our Community Payback teams directly:
York Community Payback Team - 01904 526000
Scarborough Community Payback Team - 01723 366341
Harrogate Community Payback Team - 01423 566764
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