Criminal justice social work statistics: 2017-2018

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


Table 32: Fiscal work orders: 2015-16 to 2017-18

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Assessments undertaken:
Total 795 1,213 1,443
Accepted by local authority 551 937 1,064
Deemed unsuitable by local authority 244 276 379
Orders commenced 508 894 1,027
Individuals with orders commenced 503 884 1,025
Orders completed/terminated:
Total 363 792 990
Successfully completed 292 656 849
Terminated without being successfully completed 71 136 141

Note: Fiscal work orders were introduced nationally on 1 April 2015, having been piloted in a small number of local authority areas since June 2008.

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