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Community punishment and rehabilitation orders (CPRO)

This sentence is only available to courts for young people aged 16-17. It involves elements of both the Community Punishment Order and the Community Rehabilitation Order. It can last for 12 months to three years. The unpaid community work can last between 40-100 hours.

Community Punishment Order

This sentence is only available to courts for young people aged 16-17. It requires a young person to complete unpaid community work for a period of 40-240 hours. Examples of the type of activities involved are:

  • carpentry
  • conservation
  • decorating
  • working with the elderly or vulnerable

The sentence is supervised by the Probation Service Community Service Team.

Further information is available on the leaflet below.

Guide to community punishment orders leaflet

Community Rehabilitation Order

This sentence is only available to courts for young people aged 16-17. It is equivalent to a Supervision Order, but for this specific age range. It is supervised by a Youth Offending Team (Yot) and can include activities such as repairing the harm caused by their offence, programmes to address offending behaviour or an Intensive Supervision & Surveillance Programme (ISSP). These orders may last between three months and three years.

Further information is available on the leaflet below.

Guide to community rehabilitation orders leaflet

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