I don't regard it as being any more valuable than a probation order, in the context of a suspended sentence. But since we have it there, and I understand from some judges that there are additional conditions that you can attach in a conditional order, there seems to be some benefit. I don't understand why we had to establish a whole new regime to do it, but there appears to be some marginal benefit. For that reason I'm not advocating getting rid of the entire program.
