Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics 2011-12
This statistical bulletin presents national level information on activity relating to community penalties in Scotland, including Criminal Justice Social Work Reports and “social work orders” - made up of Community Payback Orders (CPOs), the predecessors to CPOs (Community Service Orders, Probation Orders and Supervised Attendance Orders) and Drug Treatment & Testing Orders.
Table 1 Summary of Reports, Orders, Individuals and Cases, 2005-06 to 2011-12
| Type of report/order etc. | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Social Work Reports (CJSWRs) | |||||||
| Total CJSWRs submitted (1,2) | 41,427 | 40,848 | 41,986 | 42,472 | 40,762 | 37,504 | 36,367 |
| Number of individuals with CJSW reports submitted | 27,466 | 28,349 | 28,947 | 29,247 | 28,888 | 27,371 | 26,922 |
| Total Supplementary CJSW reports submitted | 6,594 | 5,842 | 6,100 | 6,159 | 6,031 | 5,493 | 4,488 |
| Number of CJSW reports requested | 50,241 | 50,698 | 49,620 | 51,208 | 47,095 | 44,031 | 42,054 |
| Social work orders: | |||||||
| Total orders commenced | 18,777 | 18,061 | 19,947 | 20,674 | 19,865 | 18,044 | 19,746 |
| Community Payback Orders (3) | .. | 10,228 | |||||
| Community Service Orders (4) | 5,927 | 5,937 | 6,202 | 6,437 | 6,429 | 5,940 | 3,044 |
| Probation Orders | 8,402 | 8,404 | 8,706 | 9,179 | 8,838 | 8,136 | 3,040 |
| With a requirement of unpaid work | 2,692 | 2,499 | 3,053 | 3,324 | 3,236 | 3,031 | 1,276 |
| With no requirement of unpaid work | 5,710 | 5,905 | 5,653 | 5,855 | 5,602 | 5,105 | 1,764 |
| Supervised Attendance Orders | 3,849 | 3,047 | 4,438 | 4,306 | 3,859 | 3,307 | 2,877 |
| Drug Treatment and Testing Orders | 599 | 673 | 601 | 752 | 739 | 661 | 557 |
| Total individuals with order(s) commenced | 17,317 | 16,858 | 18,169 | 18,786 | 18,127 | 16,554 | 18,044 |
| Community Payback Orders (3) | .. | 9,376 | |||||
| Community Service Orders (4) | 5,656 | 5,672 | 5,874 | 6,124 | 6,053 | 5,665 | 2,933 |
| Probation Orders | 7,674 | 7,851 | 7,984 | 8,422 | 8,182 | 7,520 | 2,833 |
| With a requirement of unpaid work | 2,570 | 2,393 | 2,887 | 3,135 | 3,074 | 2,875 | 1,228 |
| With no requirement of unpaid work | 5,104 | 5,458 | 5,097 | 5,287 | 5,108 | 4,645 | 1,605 |
| Supervised Attendance Orders | 3,466 | 2,745 | 3,768 | 3,582 | 3,219 | 2,764 | 2,380 |
| Drug Treatment and Testing Orders | 521 | 590 | 543 | 658 | 673 | 605 | 522 |
| Total breach applications | 6,572 | 6,978 | 7,050 | 8,531 | 8,210 | 7,898 | 6,861 |
| Community Payback Orders (3) | .. | 1,391 | |||||
| Community Service Orders (4) | 1,502 | 1,894 | 2,130 | 2,052 | 2,099 | 1,932 | 1,316 |
| Probation Orders | 3,375 | 3,650 | 3,400 | 4,053 | 4,300 | 4,107 | 2,653 |
| With a requirement of unpaid work | 1,110 | 1,157 | 1,214 | 1,645 | 1,766 | 1,652 | 1,070 |
| With no requirement of unpaid work | 2,265 | 2,493 | 2,186 | 2,408 | 2,534 | 2,455 | 1,583 |
| Supervised Attendance Orders | 1,462 | 1,125 | 1,311 | 2,208 | 1,615 | 1,631 | 1,315 |
| Drug Treatment and Testing Orders | 233 | 309 | 209 | 218 | 196 | 228 | 186 |
| Terminations of social work orders | 14,798 | 15,446 | 16,135 | 18,889 | 18,290 | 17,869 | 17,213 |
| Community Payback Orders (3) | .. | 2,616 | |||||
| Community Service Orders (4,5) | 5,093 | 5,432 | 5,825 | 6,883 | 6,737 | 6,082 | 4,706 |
| Probation Orders (6) | 6,328 | 6,755 | 6,849 | 7,488 | 7,551 | 7,883 | 6,619 |
| Supervised Attendance Orders (7) | 2,912 | 2,724 | 2,970 | 3,976 | 3,414 | 3,246 | 2,639 |
| Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (8) | 465 | 535 | 491 | 542 | 588 | 658 | 633 |
| Proportion of terminations which were successful completions | 60.2 | 61.5 | 59.7 | 59.5 | 62.5 | 64.2 | 68.6 |
| Community Payback Orders (3) | .. | 68.8 | |||||
| Community Service Orders (4,5) | 64.1 | 65.7 | 64.6 | 63.6 | 69.6 | 74.0 | 74.4 |
| Probation Orders (6) | 59.2 | 60.2 | 58.4 | 56.6 | 57.0 | 59.8 | 67.1 |
| Supervised Attendance Orders (7) | 58.7 | 61.0 | 56.7 | 60.6 | 63.9 | 60.1 | 65.1 |
| Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (8) | 40.0 | 38.9 | 37.3 | 39.7 | 44.7 | 46.0 | 53.6 |
| Statutory Throughcare | |||||||
| Throughcare Cases (in the community) Commenced | 1,105 | 1,256 | 1,056 | 1,238 | 1,062 | 1,046 | 1,047 |
| Throughcare Cases (in the community) Completed | 697 | 954 | 879 | 1,062 | 845 | 881 | 944 |
| Throughcare Cases (in custody) Commenced | 1,082 | 1,228 | 1,247 | 1,110 | 1,019 | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Number of Individuals subject to Statutory Throughcare as at end of financial year(9) | 4,901 | 5,081 | 5,292 | 5,388 | 5,546 | 5,392 | 5,576 |
| Voluntary Assistance | |||||||
| Number of Voluntary Assistance Cases Commenced | 1,622 | 2,464 | 2,681 | 2,883 | 2,683 | 2,725 | 2,625 |
| Number of individuals receiving voluntary assistance (community and custody) | 1,523 | 2,087 | 2,253 | 2,545 | 2,433 | 2,350 | 2,428 |
| Number of TAS Cases Commenced | 427 | 1,339 | 1,424 | 1,453 | 1,523 | 1,515 | 1,486 |
| Home Circumstance Reports (HCRs) | |||||||
| Total number of reports | 2,126 | 2,331 | 2,701 | 2,854 | 3,251 | 3,616 | 3,425 |
| Number of reports for parole / non-parole | 1,361 | 1,342 | 1,386 | 1,624 | 1,682 | 1,561 | 1,502 |
| Number of reports for home leave | 765 | 989 | 1,315 | 1,230 | 1,569 | 2,055 | 1,923 |
| Diversion from Prosecution: | |||||||
| Cases commenced | 1,198 | 1,133 | 956 | 962 | 1,053 | 958 | 1,260 |
| Number of individuals with cases commenced | 1,135 | 1,089 | 939 | 929 | 933 | 939 | 1,231 |
| Cases successfully completed | 768 | 809 | 818 | 779 | 763 | 800 | 898 |
| Bail Supervision cases commenced (10) | 917 | 782 | 729 | 583 | 481 | 450 | 497 |
| Number of individuals (10) | 774 | 687 | 657 | 496 | 436 | 430 | 467 |
1. Prior to 1st February 2011, Criminal Justice Social Work (CJSW) reports were known as Social Enquiry Reports.
2. Reports submitted to the Courts, including supplementary reports (see Notes & Definitions, paragraph 11.6).
3. Information was not collected from local authorities for community payback orders (CPOs) in the first two months after their introduction on 1 February 2011. Numbers obtained separately from the Scottish Court Service indicated that only a relatively low number of CPOs (around 330) were imposed in 2010-11. The number of individuals given CPOs and the number of breaches and terminations in this period is not known.
4. Community Service Orders excludes Probation Orders with a requirement of unpaid work.
5. Since last publication, changes have been made to the figures for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 due to the receipt of revised numbers from Clackmannanshire, Orkney, Shetland and West Lothian.
6. Since last publication, changes have been made to the figures for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 due to the receipt of revised numbers from Moray, Orkney and West Lothian.
7. Since last publication, changes have been made to the figures for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 due to the receipt of revised numbers from Clackmannanshire, Dundee City and Moray.
8. Since last publication, changes have been made to the figures for 2009-10 and 2010-11 due to the receipt of revised numbers from Glasgow City.
9. Since last publication, a change has been made to the figure for 2010-11, due to the receipt of revised numbers from Glasgow City.
10. Since last publication, a change has been made to the figure for 2010-11, due to the receipt of revised numbers from South Lanarkshire.
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