Labourer avoids jail after lead thefts (From Daily Echo)

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  Georgem wrote:
  

  The Wickham Man wrote: This Community Service fiasco is a big secret failure being kept from the public because it is next to useless and it makes politicians and the probation service look stupid as well. Does anyone think this bloke will be rehabilitated by the current system? We should be entitled to know for any sentenced offender exactly what they are going to do and whether they have bothered to turn up to do any of it. Furthermore when they don't bother to turn up without an excuse they should be made to sit in a police cell for the same number of hours they missed. They might think twice about skiving off if it meant a day locked up with nothing to do.

  Err, they do get arrested if they fail to show. It's not done on the honour system.

  Not to my knowledge (unless the system has been radically revised in the last couple of years) they don't.
  
  Provided they have completed at least half of the order, no further action is taken. No action whatever. Obviously should the miscreant have to attend Court again this won't actually count in his favour assuming anyone actually points it out to the Judges/magistrates.
  
  Otherwise yes, a warrant may be issued by the Courts- but unless the person is unlucky enough to come to the attention of Police, no action will be taken. They certainly won't actively pursue."
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