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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS, 2002-03
3. Social Enquiry Reports, including Supplementary Reports (tables 3 and
4)
3.1 This section provides information on the number of Social Enquiry Reports
(including Supplementary Reports) requested by and submitted to the Courts in
2002-03 (and earlier years). Further information on Social Enquiry Reports is
provided in the Annex (paragraphs 17.3 and 17.4).
3.2 There was a total of 44,958 Social Enquiry Reports requested by the Courts
between 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003, an increase of 12% from the 2001-02
total of 40,248. During the same period, 38,123 Social Enquiry Reports were
submitted by Local Authorities to the Courts, an increase of 10% from the 34,780
submitted in the previous year. The number of Social Enquiry Reports submitted
to the Courts excludes letters sent in lieu of reports.
3.3 The majority of Social Enquiry Reports (including Supplementary Reports)
submitted to the Courts related to summary proceedings in Sheriff Courts (85%).
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Social Enquiry Reports (1) by Type of Court (2),
1999-00 to 2002-03
Number and Per cent of Reports
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Table 3
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Type of Court
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Number of Reports
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Requested
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Submitted
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99-00
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00- 01
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01-02
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02-03
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99-00
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00-01
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01-02
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02-03
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Courts within Scotland
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High/ Appeal
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1,450
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1,483
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1,722
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1,894
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1,184
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1,227
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1,446
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1,516
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Sheriff Solemn
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2,144
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2,121
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3,552
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2,290
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1,887
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1,880
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3,141
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2,026
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Sheriff Summary
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29,783
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30,801
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31,951
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37,938
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25,881
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26,394
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27,684
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32,224
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Stipendiary Magistrate
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1,445
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804
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1,372
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1,196
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1,136
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698
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1,166
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991
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District
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1,290
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1,254
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1,406
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1,396
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1,113
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1,030
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1,137
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1,150
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Total within Scotland
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36,112
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36,463
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40,003
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44,714
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31,201
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31,229
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34,574
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37,907
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Courts outwith Scotland
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271
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200
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245
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244
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233
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169
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206
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216
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Total SERs
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36,383
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36,663
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40,248
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44,958
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31,434
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31,398
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34,780
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38,123
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Total Supplementary SERs submitted
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4,851
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4,094
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4,715
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3,553
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Number of SERs (Excluding Supplementary SERs)
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26,583
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27,304
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30,065
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34,570
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Per cent of Reports
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Courts within Scotland
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High/ Appeal
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4.0
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4.0
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4.3
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4.2
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3.8
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3.9
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4.2
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4.0
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Sheriff Solemn
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5.9
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5.8
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8.8
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5.1
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6.0
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6.0
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9.0
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5.3
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Sheriff Summary
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81.9
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84.0
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79.4
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84.4
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82.3
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84.1
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79.6
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84.5
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Stipendiary Magistrate
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4.0
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2.2
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3.4
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2.7
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3.6
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2.2
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3.4
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2.6
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District
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3.5
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3.4
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3.5
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3.1
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3.5
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3.3
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3.3
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3.0
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Total within Scotland
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99.3
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99.5
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99.4
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99.5
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99.3
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99.5
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99.4
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99.4
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Courts outwith Scotland
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0.7
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0.5
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0.6
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0.5
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0.7
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0.5
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0.6
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0.6
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Total SERs
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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Note:
(1) Includes Supplementary Reports (see Annex, paragraph 17.4).
(2) Industrial action in Stipendiary Magistrate and District Courts in Glasgow
from November 2000 to January 2001 resulted in a reduction in the number of Social
Enquiry Reports requested and submitted in 2000-01.
3.4 There were 105.6 Social Enquiry Reports (including Supplementary Reports)
per 10,000 population in 2002-03. However, rates varied considerably between
Local Authorities, with Dundee City (282.3), Clackmannanshire (218.6) and Inverclyde
(162.7) having the highest numbers of reports per 10,000 population. Rates were
lowest in Orkney Islands (32.6), East Renfrewshire (38.7) and Aberdeenshire
(48.4).
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Social Enquiry Reports (1) by Local Authority, 1998-99
to 2002-03 (2)
Number of Reports and Reports Per 10,000 Population (3)
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Table 4
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Local Authority
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Number of Reports
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Reports per 10,000 Population
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98-99
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99-00
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00-01
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01-02
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02-03
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98-99
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99-00
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00-01
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01-02
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02-03
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Aberdeen City
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2,362
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1,830
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1,573
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1,453
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1,721
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153.5
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120.0
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103.8
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96.3
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114.3
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Aberdeenshire
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832
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830
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621
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812
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779
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52.6
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52.2
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38.9
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50.7
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48.4
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Angus
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820
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794
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1,022
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1,146
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1,158
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107.7
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104.6
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134.6
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151.0
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152.6
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Argyll & Bute
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304
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370
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470
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377
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406
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48.6
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59.1
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75.0
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60.1
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64.7
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Clackmannanshire
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317
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526
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509
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530
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740
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93.7
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155.4
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150.5
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156.7
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218.6
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Dumfries & Galloway
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733
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789
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751
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771
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1,149
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72.6
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78.3
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74.8
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76.8
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114.8
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Dundee City
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2,035
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2,294
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2,514
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2,733
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2,781
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199.2
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227.0
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251.3
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275.4
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282.3
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East Ayrshire
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610
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639
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681
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667
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754
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72.3
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76.1
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81.5
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80.2
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91.0
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East Dunbartonshire
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313
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311
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276
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272
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415
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39.7
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39.4
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35.0
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34.5
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52.7
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East Lothian
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327
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307
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306
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339
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367
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52.9
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49.3
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48.8
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53.7
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57.8
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East Renfrewshire
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130
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226
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248
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235
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244
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21.1
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36.4
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39.8
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37.5
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38.7
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Edinburgh, City of
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2,084
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2,102
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2,257
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2,255
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2,588
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63.8
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64.3
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68.9
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68.6
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78.5
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Eilean Siar
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77
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84
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73
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76
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101
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40.7
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44.8
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39.2
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41.0
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54.8
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Falkirk
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599
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599
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609
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761
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843
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58.5
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58.4
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59.3
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74.1
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82.0
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Fife
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2,092
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1,891
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1,836
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2,121
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2,468
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86.3
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77.7
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75.3
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86.8
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100.8
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Glasgow City (4)
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7,578
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6,564
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6,176
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7,259
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7,011
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172.8
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149.9
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141.3
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166.2
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160.4
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Highland
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955
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874
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953
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1,007
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986
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66.0
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60.4
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65.8
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69.4
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67.8
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Inverclyde
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1,033
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887
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929
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755
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932
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174.5
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151.1
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159.7
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130.8
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162.7
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Midlothian
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233
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295
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350
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344
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412
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40.4
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51.0
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60.3
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59.1
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70.5
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Moray
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275
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308
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257
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327
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334
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46.5
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52.1
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43.5
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55.3
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56.6
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North Ayrshire
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608
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632
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549
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662
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694
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62.5
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64.9
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56.3
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67.7
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70.8
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North Lanarkshire
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2,133
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1,922
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1,990
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2,663
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3,184
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92.3
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83.0
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85.9
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114.8
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137.1
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Orkney Islands
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52
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61
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50
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48
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44
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38.7
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45.2
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37.1
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35.6
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32.6
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Perth & Kinross
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661
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659
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785
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937
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987
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72.5
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72.0
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85.4
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101.5
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106.5
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Renfrewshire
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1,158
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960
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1,017
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1,229
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1,549
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92.0
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76.4
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81.2
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98.1
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123.8
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Scottish Borders
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402
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443
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362
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493
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539
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55.2
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60.8
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49.7
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67.6
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73.8
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Shetland Islands
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67
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110
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96
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101
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88
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42.6
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69.9
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61.0
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64.0
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55.6
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South Ayrshire
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545
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589
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645
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630
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671
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68.8
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74.5
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81.4
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79.4
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84.5
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South Lanarkshire
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1,547
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1,640
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1,707
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1,897
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2,056
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71.0
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75.3
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78.3
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87.0
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94.3
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Stirling
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377
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418
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560
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618
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692
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64.2
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71.2
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95.0
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104.3
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116.0
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West Dunbartonshire (5)
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943
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963
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630
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700
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729
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144.2
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147.5
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96.8
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107.6
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112.3
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West Lothian
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643
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517
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596
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562
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701
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58.6
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46.7
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53.4
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49.9
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61.6
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Scotland
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32,845
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31,434
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31,398
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34,780
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38,123
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91.2
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87.3
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87.1
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96.5
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105.6
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Note:
(1) Reports submitted to the Courts, including Supplementary Reports (see Annex,
paragraph 17.4).
(2) As a result of the change in collection systems, data for 1999-00 onwards
are not directly comparable with figures for earlier years (see Annex, paragraph
17.13).
(3) Reports per 10,000 population are based on GROS mid-year population estimates
for 16 to 70 year olds.
(4) Industrial action in Stipendiary Magistrate and District Courts in Glasgow
from November 2000 to January 2001 resulted in a reduction in the number of Social
Enquiry Reports submitted in 2000-01.
(5) A disproportionate number of letters in lieu of Social Enquiry Reports were
submitted to the courts by West Dunbartonshire Council in 2000-01. This resulted
from an increase in the number of clients failing to appear for SER appointments.
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