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Publication - Advice and guidance

Community Payback Order: practice guidance

Published
17 May 2022
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public safety and emergencies
ISBN
9781804354414

This revised guidance replaces 'Community Payback Order: practice guidance' issued in 2019. Guidance is updated to support commencement of the restricted movement requirement at first disposal.

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Footnotes

1. Regulation (EU) 2016/679

2. Directive (EU) 2016/680

3. Where the court imposes a standalone unpaid work requirement, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager. Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

4. The role of the "responsible officer" is exercised in these cases by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

5. The role of the "responsible officer" is exercised in these cases by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

6. Regulation (EU) 2016/679

7. The role of the "responsible officer" is exercised in these cases by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

8. The role of the "responsible officer" is exercised in these cases by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

9. The role of the "responsible officer" is exercised in these cases by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

10. Where the court imposes an unpaid work requirement alone, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager. Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

11. Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

12. This definition is provided as an illustration and may not be the definition used in any clinical assessment of alcohol dependency.

13. Reference to court excludes Justice of the Peace courts who do not have the power to impose a restricted movement requirement on first imposition of a community payback order. They will, however, retain a power to impose a restricted movement requirement via the variation procedure following breach.

14. Where the court imposes an unpaid work requirement alone, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager. Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

15. The EM provider refers to 'non-compliance' rather than 'breach' of a restricted movement requirement; justice social work services should consider this as 'breach'.

16. Where the court imposes a standalone unpaid work requirement, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

17. Where the court imposes a standalone unpaid work requirement, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager. Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

18. Where the court imposes a standalone unpaid work requirement, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager. Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

19. Where the court imposes an unpaid work requirement alone, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager. Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

20. Where the court imposes a standalone unpaid work requirement, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager. Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

21. Where the court imposes a CPO with an offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

22. Where the court imposes an unpaid work requirement alone, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager. Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

23. Where the court imposes a CPO with an offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order

24. Where the court imposes a standalone unpaid work requirement, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager. Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

25. Where the court imposes a CPO with an offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order

26. Where the court imposes a standalone unpaid work requirement, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager. Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

27. Where the court imposes an unpaid work requirement alone, with no offender supervision requirement, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the unpaid work case manager. Where an offender supervision requirement is imposed, the role of the "responsible officer" is exercised by the justice social worker who is supervising the individual subject to the order.

Contact

Email: cpo@gov.scot

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