Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2016-17

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Table 17 Timescales for starting community payback order work placement: 2012‑13 to 2016-17

  2012-13 1 2013-14 1 2014-15 1 2015-16 1 2016-17
Number
Commencements with unpaid work or other activity requirement 12,786 14,941 14,928 15,131 14,613
Time between order imposed and work placement starting
Within 7 working days 8,046 9,965 9,577 8,980 8,501
Over 7 working days - 3 weeks 1,643 1,558 1,544 1,805 1,729
Over 3 weeks - 1 month 467 555 613 675 675
Over 1 month - 2 months 538 587 719 759 808
Over 2 months 595 657 725 936 935
Not known/applicable 1,497 1,619 1,750 1,976 1,965
  Percentage
Commencements with unpaid work or other activity requirement 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Time between order imposed and work placement starting
Within 7 working days 71.3 74.8 72.7 68.3 67.2
Over 7 working days - 3 weeks 14.6 11.7 11.7 13.7 13.7
Over 3 weeks - 1 month 4.1 4.2 4.7 5.1 5.3
Over 1 month - 2 months 4.8 4.4 5.5 5.8 6.4
Over 2 months 5.3 4.9 5.5 7.1 7.4

Notes: Figures exclude cases where the requirement was imposed after commencement. Orders where the client did not/was unable to comply or orders transferred from another jurisdiction are included in the 'not known/applicable' category. These cases are not included in the percentage figures. Some local authorities were not able to provide complete information for some of the years 2012-13 to 2016-17.
1. Figures for 2012-13 to 2015-16 have been revised from those previously published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.

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