The National Probation Service - West Yorkshire
Public have their say in where offenders will pay back in Wakefield
Following a large scale vote across the country to give the public a greater say in how criminals should pay back to the community, the public have decided that offenders in Wakefield must first complete work at the parade of shops on Queen Elizabeth Drive, Wood house Estate, Normanton.
The voting was part of the national “Justice Seen, Justice Done” campaign to raise awareness of Community Payback as a tough punishment for criminals, following the launch of branded high visibility orange jackets that offenders must now wear.
Clean up work will start at the Normanton site soon. Probation Community Payback Manager for West Yorkshire, Andrew Sinclair, has made it clear that work will also be undertaken on all four nominated projects to help improve the local area for Wakefield, and make the community safer and smarter for all.
Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw said: “The public response to this campaign clearly shows that the public – taxpayer - wants to have a say in Community Payback and want to see that Justice is being done in their community ".
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