{"id":6605,"date":"2021-09-23T12:26:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T12:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?page_id=6605"},"modified":"2021-10-08T11:32:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T11:32:27","slug":"covid-19-impact-on-community-payback-orders-unpaid-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?p=6605","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 IMPACT ON COMMUNITY PAYBACK ORDERS \u2013\u00a0UNPAID WORK"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6605\" class=\"elementor elementor-6605\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12d9bd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12d9bd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-538d9b7\" data-id=\"538d9b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526490f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"526490f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><b>BY MARGARET SMITH<\/b> <br><br>Policy, Planning &amp; Development Officer, Community Justice Glasgow<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c74c267 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c74c267\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa51c80\" data-id=\"fa51c80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff8e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ff8e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3-1-1024x256.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6631\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3-1-1024x256.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3-1-300x75.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3-1-768x192.jpg 768w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3-1-1536x384.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53674e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53674e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f94a73\" data-id=\"8f94a73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265503f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"265503f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49224a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49224a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c6fae9\" data-id=\"3c6fae9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6409b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6409b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1109e14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1109e14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dff4432\" data-id=\"dff4432\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56898a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b56898a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>2020-21 was a year like no other for everyone<\/b>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For the Justice System the impact brought with it complex challenges as well as opportunities. One of those challenges came in the form of a log jam in the system which led to an unmanageable backlog of Unpaid Work Hours to be delivered by Criminal Justice Services and the 2 commissioned provider of Unpaid Work in the City \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacro.org.uk\/services\/criminal-justice\/community-payback-service\"><span class=\"s1\">SACRO<\/span><\/a> and Glasgow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgow.gov.uk\/index.aspx?articleid=17736\"><span class=\"s1\">City Council\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability Service (previously Community Safety Glasgow).<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>Community Payback Orders (CPOs) are administered by Local Authorities<\/b>, through Criminal Justice Social Work Services (CJSW). More information on CPOs can be found in the easy read publication \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowcpp.org.uk\/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=38160&amp;p=0\"><span class=\"s1\">Summary of Community Options<\/span><\/a>\u2019.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>I have worked in Community Justice for many years and cannot overstate the value of Community Payback as one of the key tools<\/b> used across the Justice System to reduce re-offending.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I say this with confidence \u2013 there is a plethora of evidence to support my statement \u2013 you can refer to articles in previous editions of our Annual Reports to see why.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b>CLICK THE PICTURE LINKS BELOW TO READ ALL ABOUT IT<\/b><\/span>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3057fed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3057fed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0274d2\" data-id=\"c0274d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a05fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a05fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63f54e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63f54e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2c842b\" data-id=\"d2c842b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e59be2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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elementor-element-4cc955c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cc955c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/hammering-home-the-message\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"928\" src=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2a-1024x928.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7922\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2a-1024x928.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2a-300x272.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2a-768x696.jpg 768w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2a-1536x1391.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2a.jpg 1977w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c0255b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c0255b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64220c4\" data-id=\"64220c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ebc67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"85ebc67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c565f55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c565f55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c7f6e5\" data-id=\"2c7f6e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb0513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abb0513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>OR HEAR ALL ABOUT IT FROM THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE CPO FOR THEMSELVES BY CLICKING FIGURE 1:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f528a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f528a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Figure 1<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8ff21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8c8ff21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/447488549?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c09fb0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c09fb0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19baee2\" data-id=\"19baee2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250cc7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"250cc7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a83f2f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a83f2f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf78dc4\" data-id=\"cf78dc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88da4b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88da4b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>CJSW Services carry out supervision of individuals on CPOs<\/b>, organise and oversee Unpaid Work (UPW) and report back to the Courts on progress and any potential breaches. Unpaid Work includes the Other Activity element which is up to 30 hours specifically aimed at addressing the underlying drivers of offending behaviour of the individual.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>As a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic<\/b>, Criminal Justice Social Work Services experienced difficulties in continuing to implement CPOs in compliance with Covid-19 related restrictions. This was particularly the case for delivering UPW or Other Activity requirements.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>The Pandemic has worsened existing pressures within the Justice system<\/b>, particularly when balancing the interests of victims and witnesses with the need to safely manage the Prison Population and backlog of Community Payback Orders through Community\u00a0Justice.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/archive2021.parliament.scot\/parliamentarybusiness\/report.aspx?r=12749\"><span class=\"s1\">Scottish Parliament\u2019s Justice Committee has estimated<\/span><\/a> that it could take up to 10 years to clear the backlog of cases. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><b>Some of the issues faced by Local Authority CJSW Services due to Covid-19<\/b>, which have had a significant impact on delivering CPOs have included:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li3\">Measures required to protect the Health and Wellbeing of staff and individuals on orders \u2013 reducing staff capacity within CJSW to deliver UPW over the past year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li3\">A backlog of unfulfilled hours resulting from the suspension of UPW programmes during the first national lockdown (estimated at 700,000 hours at July 2020).<\/li><li class=\"li1\">An increase in court business and new CPOs from Summer 2020 (as restrictions began to ease) to January 2021. This has meant a backlog of CPOs that are still to be completed.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">CPOs must be completed within timescales required in line with legislation and decisions by the courts.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">The risk that CJSW services will become overwhelmed.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\"><b>In Glasgow during January 2021<\/b>, a decision was taken for the second time, to suspend all face to face Unpaid Work Programmes. The decision was taken on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer under the provisions of The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>During the first national lockdown, Scottish Government extended all UPW requirements by 12 months<\/b> to help resolve the immediate issues arising from the crisis. Whilst this had initially had a positive impact, the second national lockdown has worsened the situation, leaving significant challenges to delivering outstanding Unpaid Work requirements on time, resulting in a greater backlog.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>The Decision to Reduce Hours by 35% &#8211; <\/b>Given the information provided above, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/news\/community-payback-orders\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Scottish Parliament<\/span><\/a> considered a range of options and proposed changes, which included regulations to reduce the Unpaid Work hours by 35% for each person still to complete their CPO. This reduction will result in approximately 290,000 hours being removed from the system across Scotland.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>The only exceptions are Unpaid Work for domestic abuse, sexual offences or stalking<\/b>. The full extent of these COPs will need to be completed. These exclusions are in place due to concerns that a further offence could be committed without consequence and to ensure victims\u2019 safety is paramount. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>Local Efforts to Deliver Unpaid Work \u2013 <\/b>As this pandemic has continued, <a href=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?p=7160\"><b>Community Justice Glasgow Partners<\/b><\/a> have made substantial efforts to deal with the backlog of Unpaid Work Orders. Where possible, completion of the Other Activity element of a CPO has been moved online. These activities address the underlying drivers of offending behaviour such as drug and\/or alcohol misuse, mental health problems and employability.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You can read more about some of these programmes in other articles <span class=\"s2\"><b>CLICK LINKS BELOW<\/b><\/span><b>:<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?p=6800\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>The Sharp End of Covid \u2013 the Wise Group<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?p=6773\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Street Cones \u2013 On the Road to Change<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?p=6704\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Payback with Pictures \u2013 Nemo Arts<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?p=6635\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Partners in Delivery \u2013 Community Payback Unpaid Work \u2013 Benefitting the City<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\"><b>We will take the learning <\/b>from these initiatives, continue to plan and collaborate together as a strong partnership, use that learning to mould and shape a hybrid model of delivery going forward (where that is appropriate) \u2013 safety will always be at the forefront of decision making.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>Domestic Abuse Programmes and Sexual Offences Programmes<\/b> have, as far as possible, been moved online or, where essential, continued to be delivered in person with all safety precautions implemented.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>Community Justice Glasgow understands that the decision to reduce the Unpaid Work hours<\/b> may leave people affected by crime feeling that the justice system has let them down. While we have no influence on these Scottish Government decisions, we work tirelessly with Community Justice Partners to ensure that CPO activities and key programmes in areas such as sexual offences and domestic abuse are delivered as far as possible.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/works-reduce-reoffending-summary-evidence\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Evidence tells us<\/span><\/a> that this is the most effective way to reduce the risks around further offending and creating more victims of crime.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>For more information on Community Payback Orders <\/b>and other alternatives to custody, prosecution or remand\u00a0<span class=\"s2\"><b>click the Summary of Community Options link below (Figure 2):<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-029587b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"029587b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e97967e\" data-id=\"e97967e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ad555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"45ad555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c7b286 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c7b286\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adfdc4e\" data-id=\"adfdc4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab6bec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab6bec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Figure 2<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb656c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cb656c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowcpp.org.uk\/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=38160&#038;p=0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"836\" src=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4-1.jpg 610w, http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4-1-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd9e6a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd9e6a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af059fa\" data-id=\"af059fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aae24b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2aae24b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3fb288 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3fb288\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-765024e\" data-id=\"765024e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a742c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a742c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>If you have been affected by crime<\/b> and require emotional or practical support as a victim or witness, you can contact the Victim Support Scotland Helpline on <span class=\"s1\"><b>0800 160 1985 (8am-8pm, Mon-Fri)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-199b887 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"199b887\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b03a4a3\" data-id=\"b03a4a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53043bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53043bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>BY MARGARET SMITH Policy, Planning &amp; Development Officer, Community Justice Glasgow 2020-21 was a year like no other for everyone.\u00a0 For the Justice System the impact brought with it complex challenges as well as opportunities. One of those challenges came in the form of a log jam in the system which led to an unmanageable &hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternatives-to-custody"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6605"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7928,"href":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6605\/revisions\/7928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}