Criminal justice social work statistics: 2017-2018

2017-2018 statistics on various areas of criminal justice social work in Scotland.


Table 22: Breach applications for community payback orders: 2015-16 to 2017-18

2015-162 2016-172 2017-18
Orders completed/terminated 19,017 18,748 17,965
Breach applications 5,873 5,918 5,755
Average number of breach applications 0.31 0.32 0.32
Percentage of breach applications lodged with court within 5 working days1 82.9 86.0 84.3

1. Figure for 2015-16 includes an estimate for Stirling.

2. Figures for 2015-16 and 2016-17 have been revised from those previously published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.

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