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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 32 Statutory throughcare in custody by sentence type: 2011-12 to 2015-16
| Cases commenced | Caseload at 31 March | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | |
| Number | ||||||||||
| Total | 1,072 | 965 | 1,048 | 1,044 | 1,040 | 3,204 | 3,347 | 3,318 | 3,376 | 3,358 |
| Determinate long-term sentence (4 years and over) | 534 | 456 | 482 | 453 | 468 | 1,625 | 1,597 | 1,566 | 1,510 | 1,476 |
| Extended sentence | 179 | 151 | 189 | 178 | 153 | 514 | 549 | 579 | 581 | 556 |
| Life sentence | 56 | 39 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 709 | 779 | 725 | 774 | 789 |
| Order for lifelong restriction | 14 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 75 | 91 | 98 | 108 |
| Short-term sex offender 1 | 59 | 84 | 90 | 90 | 104 | 54 | 69 | 85 | 87 | 98 |
| Supervised release order | 230 | 227 | 229 | 278 | 277 | 245 | 278 | 272 | 326 | 331 |
| Percentage | ||||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Determinate long-term sentence (4 years and over) | 49.8 | 47.3 | 46.0 | 43.4 | 45.0 | 50.7 | 47.7 | 47.2 | 44.7 | 44.0 |
| Extended sentence | 16.7 | 15.6 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 14.7 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.6 |
| Life sentence | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 22.1 | 23.3 | 21.9 | 22.9 | 23.5 |
| Order for lifelong restriction | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| Short-term sex offender 1 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| Supervised release order | 21.5 | 23.5 | 21.9 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
1. Under Section 15 of the Management of Offenders Etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.
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