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 5 Average Length of Orders, 2007-08 to 2011-12

Type of order 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
CPOs with unpaid work or other activity requirement (1) (hours) .. 120.4
CSOs(2,3) (hours) 145.3 144.8 147.0 150.1 155.8
POs with unpaid work(4) (hours) 135.0 135.6 137.6 138.9 151.4
SAOs (hours) 39.8 39.8 42.8 47.2 47.3
CPOs with offender supervision requirement (1) (months) .. 14.6
POs(5) (months) 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.5 17.3
DTTOs (months) 19.2 18.4 17.9 18.4 17.6

1. 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 around a small number (around 330) CPOs were imposed in 2010-11, with 72 per cent having an unpaid work or other activity requirement and 56 per cent having an offender supervision requirement.
2. Excludes POs with a Requirement of Unpaid Work.
3. In 2007-08, length information was missing for 8 CSOs. The calculation of average length for this year excludes these orders.
4. In 2007-08, length information was missing for 10 POs with unpaid work. The calculation of average length for this year excludes these orders.
5. Includes POs with a Requirement of Unpaid Work.

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