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 8 Number of CPOs commenced with a requirement of unpaid work or other activity : Breakdown by length of requirements, 2011-12

(see notes 1 & 2)

Total CPOs commenced with a requirement of unpaid work or
other activity:
All CPOs with an unpaid work or other activity requirement 7,763
CPOs with a level 1 (20 to 100 hours) requirement 3,946
CPOs with a level 2 (101 to 300 hours) requirement 3,817
Total length (hours):
All unpaid work or other activity requirements 934,502
Level 1 requirements 307,560
Level 2 requirements 626,942
Average length (hours):
All unpaid work or other activity requirements 120.4
Level 1 requirements 77.9
Level 2 requirements 164.2

1. This table only includes CPOs imposed in 2011-12 where an unpaid work or other activity requirement was part of the order when it was first imposed.
2. Where an amendment is made to the length of an unpaid work or other activity requirement in the period after its original imposition, the most recent length is counted.

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