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<p>Below is a table which shows the total number of community payback hours yet to
be delivered for each region of England and Wales as of 27 November 2023.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hours
Outstanding</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England and Wales Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
3,978,852 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>271,848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
of England</p></td><td><p>446,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>272,324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent,
Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>272,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>630,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
East</p></td><td><p>182,048</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>340,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
Central</p></td><td><p>301,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>280,126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>155,132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midlands</p></td><td><p>370,286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>456,228</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The current number of hours outstanding reflects the hours yet to be delivered
on the Unpaid work caseload.</p><p> </p><p>Please see attached annex for a table which
shows the total number of community payback hours yet to be delivered for Probation
Delivery Units (PDUs) as of 27 November 2023.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has announced
up to £93million additional investment in Unpaid Work over the next three years. The
funding is being used to recruit an additional ~500 Unpaid Work staff so that we can
ramp up delivery to address the Covid backlog and effectively manage oncoming orders.</p><p>
</p><p>This investment gives Probation a vital opportunity to relaunch Unpaid Work
and make sure that placements are visible and robust, and put UPW delivery on a sustainable
footing following disruption caused by the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Explanatory note</p><p>Data
for part B (Probation service areas) has a high proportion of hours allocated to unknown
PDUs within regions. This is due to regional practice on how UPW requirements are
managed (single Regional PDU for all UPW requirements vs localised PDUs managing both
standalone UPW requirements and other multi requirement orders).</p>
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