Communities blighted by vandalism and fly-tipping are now being be cleaned up by offenders as part of the Government's plans to crackdown on anti-social behaviour.
Rapid Deployment teams - made up of offenders serving Community Payback sentences – will be on call to swiftly deal with notorious instances of anti-social behaviour across the country after a successful pilot.
Members of the public are being invited to nominate projects in their local area which will see offenders carrying out hard graft such as picking litter from roadsides, scrubbing graffiti from underpasses or shopfronts, and maintaining neighbourhood beauty spots within 48 hours of cases being reported to the Probation Service.
You can nominate a local project to be cleaned up by offenders by clicking here.