Community service comprises of five key stages: 

Stage one	Stage one A person commits an eligible offence for community service.
Stage two	A complainant or a complaint is registered at the police station.
Stage three	A police officer (CID) fills A PF103, which details the bio data and past record of the offender. Police freely provides this form, as it is part of Police investigations
Stage four	The offender is presented to courts of law. If person pleads guilty or if the magistrate/LC Court passes judgement after full trial, a Community Service Order may be issued, but MUST be with the consent of the offender.
Stage five	The Offender carries out community services without pay while residing with his/ her family or within the community. The work identified must be for a public institution or area, hence beneficial to the Community.
Stage six	The District Community Service Committee Members, Heads of Placement Institutions and the general public monitor community service work