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<p>The number of UPW hours delivered in the last five years are:</p><ul><li><del class="ministerial">April
2016 to March 2017: 5,581,803</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">April 2017 to
March 2018: 5,381,903</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">April 2018 to March 2019:
5,310,093</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">April 2019 to March 2020: 4,101,917</del></li><li><del
class="ministerial">April 2020 to March 2021: 2,117,333</del></li></ul><ul><li><ins
class="ministerial">April 2016 to March 2017: 5,582,445</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">April
2017 to March 2018: 5,382,173</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">April 2018 to
March 2019: 5,310,526</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">April 2019 to March 2020:
4,868,990</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">April 2020 to March 2021: 1,356,061</ins></li></ul><p>The
figures for April 2020 – March 2021 evidence a decline in unpaid work delivery resulting
from the pandemic and the need to comply with public health regulations, such as lockdowns
and social distancing measures.</p><p>Prior to 26<sup>th</sup> June 2021, Community
Rehabilitation Companies were responsible for the delivery of unpaid work. Since then,
the new unified probation service has assumed responsibility for unpaid work delivery.
This has provided an opportunity to re-energise our work, drive up completion rates
and deliver better outcomes. We will deliver better quality and more robust unpaid
work placements that are highly visible to the public and that meet both punitive
and reparative aims. We want to move away from a reliance on individual placements
towards incorporating larger national projects with public bodies and charities and
we are keen to involve our stakeholders as much as possible in our plans.</p>
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