CONVICTED criminals could be told to fill potholes and clean bins under plans the government is understood to be developing.
As first reported by the Sun on Sunday, the Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is said to want to expand unpaid work, which she believes to be too lenient.
She is understood to want probation teams to work with councils, so that local authorities are able to assign jobs to offenders.
Private companies would also be able to employ those who are on community sentences.
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