'30 years of community service left unfinished'

Published date08 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Figures from the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) show the quantity of incomplete unpaid work handed out to criminals was three times higher last year than five years ago

Since 2019, more than 1.3 million hours of community work went incomplete after suspended sentences expired.

The Labour Party claimed the figures meant criminals were let off from the equivalent of more than 30 years of community service in 2023 after their suspended sentences expired.

Shabana Mahmood MP, the shadow justice secretary, claimed victims had been abandoned under the Conservatives' watch.

Suspended sentences are usually handed out to criminals when their offence warrants less than two years' jail time.

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