Criminal justice social work statistics: 2017-2018

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


Table 26: Timescales for first direct contact and case management meeting for drug treatment and testing orders: 2013-14 to 2017-18

2013-14 2014-15 2015-161 2016-171 2017-18
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
Total commencements 625 100.0 551 100.0 533 100.0 477 100.0 573 100.0
First contact after order imposed
Within 1 working day 463 76.4 425 81.3 401 81.2 336 74.0 363 67.6
Over 1 - 5 working days 91 15.0 68 13.0 51 10.3 62 13.7 109 20.3
Over 5 working days 52 8.6 30 5.7 42 8.5 56 12.3 65 12.1
Not known/applicable 19 n/a 28 n/a 39 n/a 23 n/a 36 n/a
First case management meeting after order imposed
Within 5 working days 521 86.3 407 83.7 412 83.7 375 83.0 444 83.1
Over 5 - 10 working days 28 4.6 35 7.2 37 7.5 39 8.6 40 7.5
Over 10 working days 55 9.1 44 9.1 43 8.7 38 8.4 50 9.4
Not known/applicable 21 n/a 65 n/a 41 n/a 25 n/a 39 n/a

Notes: Figures include DTTO IIs piloted in the City of Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian areas since June 2008. The first case management meeting involves clarifying requirements and expectations, and drawing up a case management plan. 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.

1. Some small changes have been made to the figures for 2015-16 and 2016-17 since they were last published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.

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