Section 37 introduces a measure which provides for reduction in the number of unpaid work hours sentenced as part of a Community Order or Suspended Sentence Order, subject to qualifying criteria and conditions.
	Subsection (1) introduces amendments made to Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Sentencing Code, set out in subsections (2) and (3). This relates to Community Orders and Suspended Sentence Orders with unpaid work requirements that will be in scope for unpaid work reductions.
	Subsection (2) amends paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the Sentencing Code by substituting the existing sub-paragraph (1) with a new sub-paragraph (1) and (1A) to provide that an unpaid work requirement specifying the number of hours an offender is required to work is subject to any reduction earned through the reduction scheme under paragraph 3A. It makes consequential amendment to that effect to in sub-paragraph (2), and sub-paragraph (4).
	Subsection (3), inserts new Paragraph 3(A) into Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Sentencing Code to enable the reduction in unpaid work hours and covers how the reduction will operate, as follows.
	Paragraph 3A (1) sets the five conditions which need to be met in order for the reduction in number of hours of work required under the requirement.
	Sub-paragraph (2) defines the term "the qualifying amount of work" which is 25% of the number of hours specified in the relevant order offenders must complete without absence.
	Sub-paragraph (3) sets out that where an unpaid work credit is applied, the number of hours an offender works is reduced by 30 minutes for every credit earning hour worked.
	Sub-paragraph (4) sets out that to begin earning the credit for the purposes specified in sub-paragraph (3), offenders must first complete the qualifying period, and only hours worked after the qualifying period can accrue the credit.
	Sub-paragraph (5) sets out where any hours will not count as part of a credit earning hour.
	Sub-paragraph (6) makes clear that additional hours of unpaid work added to community orders and suspended sentence hours under Paragraph 10(5)(b) and 11(2)(b) of Schedule 10 or under paragraph 13(1)(b) of Schedule 16 of the Sentencing Act will not be eligible for the reduction, and the requirement to perform those unpaid work hours are treated as separate from the original community order or suspended sentence order prior to the amendment.
	Sub-paragraph 7(a) to (e) provides the Secretary of State with a power to make regulations to amend: the percentage of the qualifying periods in sub-paragraph (2); the amount of time credited to the offender for every eligible hour worked in sub-paragraph (3); remove sub-paragraph (1)(d) or (e) or (5) which provide for offenders who fail to comply to be prevented from earning any further credits; provide restrictions, conditions, or exclusions to the scheme; and vary or remove any such restrictions, conditions, or exclusions provided for under sub-paragraph (7)(d).
	Sub-paragraph (8) provides that the regulations the Secretary of State may make consequential amendments under sub- paragraph (7) and that any order is subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
	Subsection (4) makes consequential amendments to the Sentencing Code as a result of the changes made by subsections (1) to (3).
	Subsection (5) makes consequential amendments to Schedule 19A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to exclude the unpaid work reduction measure from applying to Supervision Default Orders imposed following the breach of Post Sentence Supervision being proven at court.
	Subsection (6) provides for prospective consequential amendments to these provisions, should the provision relating to supervision after the end of sentence be repealed before the coming into force of subsection (5).
	Subsection (7) makes consequential amendments to Schedule 31 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
	Subsection (8) is an application provision and proscribes that the changes in this section apply to new orders imposed after commencement as well as to orders already imposed prior to commencement.
	These amendments also apply to such a requirement imposed as part of a suspended custodial sentence, service community order or overseas community order in the service justice system by virtue of sections 200, 178 and 182 of the Armed Forces Act 2006.
Part 2: Management of offenders after sentencing Section 37: Number of hours of work required by unpaid work requirement