Statistical Bulletin: Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics, 2010-11

Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics


Table 1 Summary of Reports, Orders, Individuals & Cases, 2006-07 to 2010-11

(see note 1)

Type of report/order Year Per cent change
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2009-10 to 2010-11
Total Social Enquiry Reports submitted (2) 40,848 41,986 42,472 40,762 37,504 -8.0
Number of individuals with SERs submitted (3) 28,349 28,947 29,247 28,888 27,371 -5.3
Total Supplementary SERs submitted 5,842 6,100 6,159 6,031 5,493 -8.9
Number of SERs requested 50,698 49,620 51,208 47,095 44,031 -6.5
Total Community Service Orders - excluding POs with requirement of unpaid work 5,937 6,202 6,437 6,429 5,940 -7.6
Breach Applications of CSOs (4,5) 1,894 2,130 2,052 2,099 1,932 -8.0
Terminations of CSOs (4) 5,432 5,825 6,744 6,768 6,103 -9.8
Successful completions 3,569 3,762 4,350 4,711 4,508 -4.3
Other terminations 1,863 2,063 2,394 2,057 1,595 -22.5
Total Probation Orders - including POs with requirement of unpaid work 8,404 8,706 9,179 8,838 8,136 -7.9
Probation with Unpaid Work 2,499 3,053 3,324 3,236 3,031 -6.3
Number of individuals with POs with Unpaid Work 2,393 2,887 3,135 3,074 2,875 -6.5
Breach Applications of POs (6,7) 3,650 3,400 4,053 4,300 4,107 -4.5
Breach Applications of POs with Unpaid Work 1,157 1,214 1,645 1,766 1,652 -6.5
Terminations of POs (6) 6,755 6,849 7,364 7,436 7,731 4.0
Successful completions 4,065 3,998 4,203 4,235 4,611 8.9
Other terminations 2,690 2,851 3,161 3,201 3,120 -2.5
Total Supervised Attendance Orders 3,047 4,438 4,306 3,859 3,307 -14.3
Number of individuals with SAOs 2,745 3,768 3,582 3,219 2,764 -14.1
Breach Applications of SAOs 1,125 1,311 2,208 1,615 1,631 1.0
Terminations of SAOs 2,724 2,970 3,936 3,346 3,234 -3.3
Successful completions 1,661 1,685 2,388 2,160 1,939 -10.2
Other terminations 1,063 1,285 1,548 1,186 1,295 9.2
Total Drug Treatment and Testing Orders 673 601 752 739 661 -10.6
Number of individuals with DTTOs 590 543 658 673 605 -10.1
DTTO Assessments 1,289 1,383 1,680 1,466 1,273 -13.2
Number of individuals with DTTO Assessments 1,048 1,060 1,213 1,165 1,023 -12.2
Breach Applications of DTTOs 309 209 218 196 228 16.3
Terminations of DTTOs 535 491 542 551 591 7.3
Successful completions 208 183 215 243 266 9.5
Other terminations 327 308 327 308 325 5.5
Statutory Throughcare
Throughcare Cases (in the community) Commenced 1,256 1,056 1,238 1,062 1,046 -1.5
Throughcare Cases (in the community) Completed 954 879 1,062 845 881 4.3
Throughcare Cases (in custody) Commenced 1,228 1,247 1,110 1,019 1,028 0.9
Number of Individuals subject to Statutory Throughcare as at end of financial year (8) 5,081 5,292 5,388 5,546 5,270 -5.0
Voluntary Assistance
Number of Voluntary Assistance Cases Commenced (9) 2,464 2,681 2,883 2,683 2,725 1.6
Number of individuals receiving voluntary assistance (10,11) (community and custody) 2,087 2,253 2,545 2,433 2,350 -3.4
Number of TAS Cases Commenced 1,339 1,424 1,453 1,523 1,515 -0.5
Home Circumstance Reports
Number of HCRs excluding home leave reports (12) 1,342 1,386 1,624 1,682 1,561 -7.2
Number of HCRs including home leave reports (12) 2,331 2,701 2,854 3,251 3,616 11.2
Diversion from Prosecution:
Cases commenced 1,133 956 962 1,053 958 -9.0
Number of individuals with cases commenced 1,089 939 929 933 939 0.6
Cases completed 809 818 779 763 800 4.8
Bail Supervision cases commenced 782 729 583 481 498 3.5
Number of individuals 687 657 496 436 446 2.3

1. Information was not collected from local authorities on the number of community payback orders (CPOs) commenced in the first two
months after their introduction on 1 February 2011. Numbers obtained separately from the Scottish Court Service indicate that only a
relatively low number of CPOs (around 330) were recorded in this period.
2. Reports submitted to the Courts, including supplementary reports (see Annex, paragraph 10.5).
3. Since last publication, Dumfries & Galloway supplied revised figures for 2009-10.
4. Excluding Probation Orders with a requirement of unpaid work.
5. Since last publication, Stirling supplied revised figures for 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10.
6. Including Probation Orders with a requirement of unpaid work.
7. Since last publication, North Lanarkshire supplied revised figures for 2009-10.
8. Since last publication, Moray supplied revised figures for 2009-10.
9. Since last publication, Highland supplied revised figures for 2007-08.
10. Since last publication, Stirling supplied revised figures for 2009-10.
11. Since last publication, Highland supplied revised figures for 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.
12. Since last publication, Moray supplied revised figures for 2009-10.

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