A community service order is a serious penalty and if any of the conditions of the order are broken an offender can be charged and taken back to court.
In some instances when an offender breaks a condition of the order they will be given another chance and given a warning.
For each offence an offender is convicted of they are liable under Section 36(4) of the Sentencing Act 1997 to:
In addition to receiving a penalty for breaking their order, any outstanding hours can be cancelled and the offender may be re-sentenced on the offences for which they originally received the Community Service Order.
