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Community Orders: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of community service sentencing in reducing levels of reoffending in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
18 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
25 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of community service sentencing in reducing levels of reoffending in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    Across England and Wales, community service, now known as Unpaid Work (UPW), is primarily a punitive measure, however it can contribute to an individual's rehabilitation by providing an opportunity to gain vocational or skills-based on the job training wh...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Reoffenders: Staffordshire

30 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps her Department has taken to help reduce reoffending in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Probation Officers: Staffordshire

3 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support probation officers working in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Sexual Offences: Staffordshire

29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help support victims of sexual abuse living in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Intimate Image Abuse: Staffordshire

29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to tackle intimate image abuse in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Legal Aid Scheme: Staffordshire

29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of criminal legal aid to people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Criminal Cases Review Commission

30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Criminal Cases Review Commission

30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she last met with the leadership of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has discussed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill with representatives of the Welsh Government.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offenders

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing restrictions on serious (a) sexual and (b) violent criminals.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Council Tax: Non-payment

29 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) committed to prison and (b) given suspended committal orders for non-payment of council tax in 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Probation Officers: Recruitment

20 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the number of probation officers.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Magistrates: Staffordshire

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serving Magistrates there are in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.