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Inspiration could be found in that model. Chief Probation Officer Kim Thornden-Edwards told us that she has “not looked at the Ireland model”, but said that “the idea of being able to reduce the sentence by up to one-third is definitely very interesting, and we should probably consider that”. She pointed out that “people on unpaid work can use 30% of their unpaid work hours specifically on employment training and education”, recognising that “it is not quite the same thing”. 228 Damian Hinds MP also referenced the “ability to bring employability and job training into unpaid work” in England and Wales. 229 Mentoring