North Yorkshire Probation Area has introduced a new email address, by which local residents can nominate a community payback project.

Every year offenders in North Yorkshire carry out around 121,000 hours of compulsory Unpaid Work. On minimum wage, this equates to almost £700,000 worth of free labour that benefits local organisations and charities.

Offenders work on a variety of projects, including places of worship, schools, community centres and village halls. Although the beneficiary must provide the cost of the materials, all the labour is provided free by the offenders as part of their community order. The projects are assessed, managed and supervised by the National Probation Service in North Yorkshire.

Pete Brown, Chief Officer North Yorkshire Probation commented: “Unpaid Work has a hugely positive effect in North Yorkshire and the City of York. Besides the benefits to us all of offenders paying back to the community for their crimes, the work that takes place provides rigorous and demanding punishment."

You can use the on-line form on this site or email us directly at: communitypayback@north-yorkshire.probation.gsi.gov.uk