Community Based Corrections

General Information: Address - No. 211, Hulftsdorp Street, Colombo 12
Telephone : (94) 1 381030 & (94) 1  381031 Fax: (94) 1 381031

Commissioner of Community Based Corrections: -Vacant-

The Community Based Corrections Act, No. 46 of 1999 provides for the imposition of Community Based Corrections Orders (CBCO’s) by Court in lieu of sentences of imprisonment; and for the appointment of a Commissioner of Community Based Corrections and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

A CBCO is an Order made  by court which requires an offender to comply with certain conditions stipulated therein and may include a condition requiring him to perform unpaid community work.  

Main features of the Act

·          Applicability of the Act

·          Offences in respect of which CBCO’s can be imposed

·          Circumstances to be taken into account by court

·          The pre-sentence report

·          Consent of offender

·          Effect of order to be explained to offender

·          Mandatory conditions of CBCO’s

·          Optional conditions of CBCO’s

·          Period of unpaid community work

·          Factors to be considered in assigning work

·          Variation of CBCO’s

·          Suspension of CBCO’s

·          Failure to comply with CBCO’s

·          CBCO’s in default of payment of fine

·          Commissioner of CBC