Criminals let off with almost 10,000 hours of community service in Dumfries and Galloway
dailyrecord.co.ukAlmost 10,000 hours of community service work for offenders have been written off in Dumfries and Galloway this year due to the pandemic.Strict lockdown restrictions meant that many of the unpaid work group activities usually carried out by criminals had to be cancelled.The Scottish Government ordered councils to reduce unpaid work orders by 35 percent – excluding those imposed for sex offences, stalking or domestic violence – as part of coronavirus legislation.A report produced for the Dumfries and Galloway’s social work committee next Thursday reads: “As a consequence of the reduction, the number of hours of unpaid work which were written off was 9,710.“This was less than the initial estimate due to the number of orders which were subject
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