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<p>We have increased funding for the Probation Service by an additional £155m a year
to recruit staff and to deliver better and more consistent supervision of offenders
in the community. The data shows that since 2018, the proportion of successfully completed
community sentences has increased from 70% to 74%. Please find the full dataset requested
in the accompanying table.</p><p> </p><p>Delivering public protection and cutting
crime is not just about custody. There is persuasive evidence that suspended and community
sentences are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending
and promoting rehabilitation. Community sentences can include a range of robust requirements
to punish the offender, protect the public and deliver rehabilitation. Electronic
monitoring of curfews, exclusion zones, attendance at appointments, location monitoring
and alcohol bans are all available requirements which the courts can use. Courts can
also impose up to 300 hours of unpaid work to make sure that offenders are visibly
and publicly making reparations for their crimes. Any breach of these requirements
could see them returned to court and face immediate custody.</p><p> </p><p>Please
note that where there is a significant risk of harm to an individual or where the
offender has breached an order of the court, the courts will retain full discretion
to impose a sentence of immediate custody.</p><p> </p><p>Data sources and quality:</p><p>The
figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with
any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and
processing.</p><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p>National Delius case management system.</p>
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