Community Service Orders Scheme
Service Description
Community Service Orders (CSO) is a community-based sentencing option pursuant to the Community Service Orders Ordinance, Cap 378. A court may make an order requiring a person of or over 14 years of age and convicted of an offence(s) punishable with imprisonment to perform unpaid work for a number of hours not exceeding 240 hours within a period of 12 months under the supervision of a probation officer (PO) who shall also provide counselling and guidance to the offender.
Target Group
The target group is offenders who
- are referred by court for social enquiry; and
- are ordered by court to be put under CSO.
Nature of Service
- In serving the courts, POs prepare pre-sentence reports including Probation Officer's Reports and Suitability Reports for Community Service Orders on the rehabilitation of offenders.
- POs will provide statutory supervision, personal guidance and group work service to the offenders placed under CSO.
- POs will arrange unpaid work placement for the offenders placed under CSO while site supervisors will supervise them by giving technical instruction, on-the-spot supervision and practical guidance on various types of work at work sites.
Co-ordinating Office of Community Service Orders
- There is also a Co-ordinating Office of Community Service Orders which supports the PCSOs and HC&DCPO in identifying and co-ordinating work projects, and liaising with POs on work site performance of offenders placed under the CSO.
Information of Service Unit
Item / Name | Download File / Link |
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List of High Court and District Court Probation Office and Probation and Community Service Orders Offices | PDF Map |
Probation and Community Service Orders Leaflet | |
Community Service Orders Scheme - Registration Form for Provision of Unpaid Work for Community Service Workers | |
Other Languages | Other Languages |