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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS, 2002-03

14. Statutory Post Release Supervision and Diversion from Prosecution (table 41 to table 43)

14.1 Information on Statutory Post Release Supervision and Diversion from Prosecution was introduced to the statistical collection in 2001-02. It is expected that both the coverage and quality of data on Statutory Post Release Supervision and Diversion from Prosecution will improve in future years. See paragraphs 17.10 and 17.11 of the Annex for further background on these topics.

14.2 Table 41 shows the information available for Statutory Post Release Supervision, and Home Circumstance Reports, by local authority. A total of 457 Parole licences, 262 Non Parole licences, 58 Extended Sentences, 169 Supervised Release Orders, 112 Life licences and 57 other forms of supervision were reported in 2002-03. In addition, there was a total of 1,237 Home Circumstance Reports.

14.3 Table 42 gives a breakdown of Statutory Post Release Supervision by gender for 2002-03. Both Non-Parole and Life licences are more common among males, with females more likely to receive Supervised Release Orders

14.4 Table 43 presents the information available for Diversion from Prosecution in 2002-03. A total of 1,849 referrals, 1,723 assessments undertaken, 1,015 cases commenced, 742 cases completed and 199 cases referred to drug treatment/ education were recorded.

Statutory Post Release Supervision and Home Circumstance Reports, 2002-03
Number of Licences/ Orders/ Reports by Local Authority

Table 41

Local Authority

Parole

Non Parole

Extended Sentences

Supervised Release Orders

Life

Other Supervision

Total

Home Circumstance Reports

Aberdeen City

19

17

0

6

1

4

47

34

Aberdeenshire

5

6

0

0

1

1

13

10

Angus

11

5

1

3

6

0

26

43

Argyll & Bute

0

0

1

0

0

2

3

3

Clackmannanshire

3

4

2

1

3

5

18

8

Dumfries & Galloway

7

6

0

8

2

2

25

16

Dundee City

17

14

4

9

3

3

50

17

East Ayrshire

17

8

0

3

0

0

28

32

East Dunbartonshire

3

1

0

1

3

1

9

11

East Lothian

3

3

0

0

1

0

7

11

East Renfrewshire

3

2

0

2

0

0

7

4

Edinburgh, City of

35

15

2

47

16

0

115

68

Eilean Siar

0

2

0

1

1

0

4

0

Falkirk

9

4

3

2

1

3

22

36

Fife

30

20

9

28

3

5

95

90

Glasgow City

105

56

12

18

31

0

222

257

Highland

16

8

3

5

2

0

34

46

Inverclyde

16

16

1

4

3

2

42

38

Midlothian

3

0

2

5

1

1

12

14

Moray

6

6

0

0

2

2

16

26

North Ayrshire

14

9

1

0

2

1

27

22

North Lanarkshire

50

12

7

6

10

1

86

130

Orkney Islands

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

0

Perth & Kinross

4

5

2

1

2

0

14

24

Renfrewshire

19

7

3

4

4

11

48

75

Scottish Borders

2

3

1

6

2

3

17

17

Shetland Islands

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

South Ayrshire

13

7

2

2

1

0

25

21

South Lanarkshire

24

12

0

1

4

1

42

73

Stirling

6

0

0

4

2

0

12

25

West Dunbartonshire

4

9

1

1

2

5

22

29

West Lothian

13

5

1

1

3

0

23

55

Scotland

457

262

58

169

112

57

1,115

1,237


Statutory Post Release Supervision, 2002-03
Number of Licences/ Orders/ Reports by Gender

Table 42

Type of Supervision

Number

Per cent

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Parole

445

12

457

41.0

40.0

41.0

Non Parole

258

4

262

23.8

13.3

23.5

Extended Sentences

58

0

58

5.3

0.0

5.2

Supervised Release Orders

159

10

169

14.7

33.3

15.2

Life

111

1

112

10.2

3.3

10.0

Other (1)

54

3

57

5.0

10.0

5.1

Total

1,085

30

1,115

100.0

100.0

100.0

Diversion from Prosecution (100% funded) by Local Authority, 2002-03
Number of Cases

Table 43

Local Authority

Referrals

Assessments Undertaken

Cases Commenced

Cases Completed

Cases Referred to drug treatment/ education

Aberdeen City

54

50

34

23

4

Aberdeenshire

37

36

30

20

9

Angus

77

71

45

42

0

Argyll & Bute

0

6

5

0

0

Clackmannanshire

20

19

19

17

5

Dumfries & Galloway

37

37

33

29

0

Dundee City

79

79

79

37

0

East Ayrshire

11

10

8

6

1

East Dunbartonshire

15

15

13

7

0

East Lothian

42

35

6

6

3

East Renfrewshire

1

1

0

1

0

Edinburgh, City of (1)

199

199

81

80

0

Eilean Siar

0

0

0

0

0

Falkirk

98

70

52

33

0

Fife

130

106

68

30

14

Glasgow City (2)

140

140

42

30

24

Highland

55

40

25

21

0

Inverclyde

82

81

14

12

2

Midlothian (1)

0

0

0

0

0

Moray

28

28

22

22

14

North Ayrshire

23

22

9

12

2

North Lanarkshire

62

58

41

10

1

Orkney Islands

6

6

6

4

0

Perth & Kinross

86

86

65

65

3

Renfrewshire

20

7

20

0

0

Scottish Borders

70

69

9

6

0

Shetland Islands

11

10

10

9

0

South Ayrshire

19

19

14

12

1

South Lanarkshire

225

225

134

97

104

Stirling

24

24

24

16

1

West Dunbartonshire

117

93

30

19

11

West Lothian

81

81

77

76

0

Scotland

1,849

1,723

1,015

742

199

Note:
(1) Data for Midlothian Council are included within the figures for City of Edinburgh Council. Figures for referral to drug treatment/ education were unavailable.
(2) Some data for Glasgow (numbers of assessments, cases completed, and cases referred to drug treatment/ education) is estimated, based on the number of referrals and cases commenced.

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