Gillingham MP Paul Clark MP has welcomed plans to make criminals wear high visibility jackets when on community service.

From this week branded high-visibility jackets must be worn by offenders carrying out work on community payback projects in Medway.

Mr Clark said: "This is about fair rules - people who work hard and play by the rules are properly rewarded - and those that don't must face the consequences of their actions.

"We all want to see justice being done with offenders paying back for breaking the rules.

"What people have said to me is that sometimes they didn't know work being done in their area was actually payback by criminals.

"So these new jackets will show people that this work, like cleaning up graffiti, is being done by offenders paying back for their crimes.