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 15 Terminations of Community Service Orders by Reason, 2007-08 to 2011-12: Number and Per cent of Terminations

(see note 1)

Reason for termination 2007-08 2008-09(3) 2009-10(3) 2010-11(3) 2011-12
Number
Total 5,825 6,883 6,737 6,082 4,706
Order Successfully Completed 3,762 4,375 4,690 4,499 3,503
Revoked due to Review 271 258 340 196 181
Revoked due to Breach 1,346 1,537 1,239 909 722
Transfer out of Area 244 288 223 196 133
Death 23 38 34 26 16
Other(2) 179 387 211 256 151
Per cent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Order Successfully Completed 64.6 63.6 69.6 74.0 74.4
Revoked due to Review 4.7 3.7 5.0 3.2 3.8
Revoked due to Breach 23.1 22.3 18.4 14.9 15.3
Transfer out of Area 4.2 4.2 3.3 3.2 2.8
Death 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3
Other(2) 3.1 5.6 3.1 4.2 3.2

1. Excluding Probation Orders with a Requirement of Unpaid Work.
2. 'Other' includes non-compliance, further offence, early discharge, order revoked following appeal, change of placement, serving custodial sentence, on remand and information unknown/missing.
3. In March 2012, changes were made to the figures for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 due to the receipt of revised numbers for Clackmannanshire, Orkney, Shetland and West Lothian. The breakdowns by reason were estimated for Clackmannanshire.

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