Reoffenders: Community Orders
Commons · Question 117676 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of courts using Community Orders under the Sentencing Framework on re-offending rates in the last two years.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 9 Mar 2026
The reoffending rates for adults with an index disposal of a community order was 36.4% in 2022/23 and 38.0% in 2023/24. The data can be found in the latest proven reoffending statistics release, in the annual tables here, in table C1a.Studies have found t...