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Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2015-2016
National-level information on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland, including data on criminal justice social work services and social work orders.
Table 31 Fiscal work orders commenced by age, gender, employment status, ethnicity and length of orders: 2015-16
| Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 508 | 100.0 |
| Age group 2 | ||
| 16-17 | 27 | 5.3 |
| 18-20 | 107 | 21.1 |
| 21-25 | 132 | 26.0 |
| 26-30 | 83 | 16.3 |
| 31-40 | 99 | 19.5 |
| Over 40 | 60 | 11.8 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 409 | 80.5 |
| Female | 99 | 19.5 |
| Employment status | ||
| Full-time education | 29 | 5.7 |
| Employed/self employed | 214 | 42.1 |
| Unemployed | 151 | 29.7 |
| Government training scheme | 3 | 0.6 |
| Economically inactive 3 | 24 | 4.7 |
| Other | 87 | 17.1 |
| Ethnicity 4 | ||
| White | 375 | 96.9 |
| Asian | 6 | 1.6 |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 3 | 0.8 |
| Mixed | 0 | - |
| Other | 3 | 0.8 |
| Not known/provided | 121 | |
| Length of order | ||
| 20 hours | 93 | 18.3 |
| Over 20 and under 30 hours | 3 | 0.6 |
| 30 hours | 267 | 52.6 |
| 40 hours | 99 | 19.5 |
| 50 hours | 46 | 9.1 |
1. Fiscal work orders were introduced nationally on 1 April 2015, having been piloted in a small number of local authority areas since June 2008.
2. Age is at commencement of case.
3. Includes those who are retired, supported by family, caring for home/family or long-term sick/disabled.
4. The percentages for ethnicity represent the proportions of cases where the ethnicity was known.
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