Criminal justice social work statistics: 2019 to 2020

National-level information, as well as some local authority breakdowns, on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland. Also includes data on justice social work services and social work orders, as well as characteristics of the individuals involved.


Table 18 Timescales for starting community payback order work placement: 2015‑16 to 2019-20

2015-161 2016-171 2017-181 2018-191 2019-20
Number
Commencements with unpaid work or other activity requirement 15,136 14,655 13,328 12,061 11,761
Time between order imposed and work placement starting Within 7 working days 8,981 8,524 7,887 7,245 7,289
Over 7 working days - 3 weeks 1,806 1,733 1,603 1,465 1,340
Over 3 weeks - 1 month 655 652 546 539 432
Over 1 month - 2 months 782 832 656 597 472
Over 2 months 934 942 843 628 486
Not known/applicable 1,978 1,972 1,793 1,587 1,742
Percentage
Commencements with unpaid work or other activity requirement 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Time between order imposed and work placement starting Within 7 working days 68.3 67.2 68.4 69.2 72.8
Over 7 working days - 3 weeks 13.7 13.7 13.9 14.0 13.4
Over 3 weeks - 1 month 5.0 5.1 4.7 5.1 4.3
Over 1 month - 2 months 5.9 6.6 5.7 5.7 4.7
Over 2 months 7.1 7.4 7.3 6.0 4.9

Notes: Figures exclude cases where the requirement was imposed after commencement. Orders where the client did not/was unable to comply or orders transferred from another jurisdiction are included in the 'not known/applicable' category. These cases are not included in the percentage figures. In all years, some local authorities were not able to provide complete information.

1. Figures for 2015-16 to 2018-19 have been revised from those previously published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.

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