Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2016-17

A national statistics publication for Scotland.


Table 23 Community payback order unpaid work or other activity requirements by whether completed to timescale and reasons for not completing to timescale: 2016-17

Total requirements successfully completed 9,743
Requirements completed within specified timescale 6,919
Requirements which completed within 3 months (level 1) or 6 months (level 2) 1 3,557
Requirements completed within later timescale 1 given by court 3,362
Requirements completed outwith timescale 2,824
Reason why requirements were not completed within timescale
Non-compliance 17.0
Offender's paid employment 12.7
Offender's ill health 9.5
Difficulty finding suitable work 3.0
Suitable social work staff not available 8.8
Other: client based 35.6
Other: non-client based 13.3

Notes: The information in this table on reasons excludes some orders where this information was not provided.
1. The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 defines the time limit for completion of an unpaid work or other activity requirement as "3 months or such longer period as the court may specify in the requirement" for level 1 and "6 months or such longer period as the court may specify in the requirement" for level 2.

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