Transparency data

Unpaid work management information, update to June 2026

Management information for unpaid work, including starts, delivery, caseload and termination, April 2022 to June 2026.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 5 November 2026

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Unpaid work management information - Summary

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Unpaid work management information - Guidance

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Unpaid work management information – Data tables

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Details

Unpaid work, also known as community payback, is one of the options available to sentencers at court. The purpose of unpaid work is to provide punishment and reparation, with individuals carrying out work on projects which benefit their local communities.

This release provides data on the delivery of unpaid work from 1 April 2022 to 30 June 2026. The comparison of periods takes into consideration the latest quarter of data (1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026) and the matching period of the previous year (1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025). By analysing the same quarter of both years, the key points and comparisons are not impacted by the seasonal nature of unpaid work delivery.

This is the first release of unpaid work management information which does not include a separate section for Project Clean Streets. The proposed removal of these tables was subject to user consultation in the previous two releases, with no objections received. The tables have therefore been discontinued for the following reasons:

1. Project Clean Streets data form a subset of the main data tables
2. Rapid deployment work is delivered as business as usual in all probation regions and is not managed under a separate performance target.

Historical data for Project Clean Streets can be found on the biannual unpaid work management information collection page at biannual unpaid work management information.

Pre-release access

The bulletin was produced and handled by the ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. For the bulletin, pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice:

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Minister of State (Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending); Permanent Secretary; Second Permanent Secretary; Director General Policy; Deputy Head of News; Press Office x6; Deputy Director, Prison, Probation and Reoffending data and statistics x 2; Head of HMPPS Performance

HM Prison and Probation Service:

Deputy Director, Sentence Management and Unpaid Work; HMPPS Director General Operations; Chief Probation Officer; HMPPS Director General CEO