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Government scraps scheme that forced shoplifters to do community work

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The government has decided to discontinue the ‘immediate justice’ scheme which saw shoplifters and antisocial behaviour offenders ordered to do unpaid work in their communities. Home secretary Yvette Cooper removed funding for the programme because it did not provide value for money at a time when the…

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