Criminal justice social work statistics: 2019 to 2020

National-level information, as well as some local authority breakdowns, on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland. Also includes data on justice social work services and social work orders, as well as characteristics of the individuals involved.


Table 11 Community payback orders issued by court type: 2015-16 to 2019-20

2015-161 2016-172 2017-182 2018-192 2019-20
Number
Total 19,451 19,202 17,881 16,470 16,710
High/appeal 82 98 60 65 69
Sheriff solemn1 1,054 1,037 755 854 866
Sheriff summary1 17,227 17,057 16,248 14,754 15,218
Stipendiary magistrates 265 53 32 13 -
Justice of the peace 718 870 684 649 455
Alcohol court - - - 44 -
Outwith Scotland 105 87 102 91 102
Percentage
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
High/appeal 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4
Sheriff solemn1 5.4 5.4 4.2 5.2 5.2
Sheriff summary1 88.6 88.8 90.9 89.6 91.1
Stipendiary magistrates 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0
Justice of the peace 3.7 4.5 3.8 3.9 2.7
Alcohol court 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
Outwith Scotland 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6

Notes:

1. Figures for sheriff solemn and sheriff summary include estimates as some local authorities were not able to distinguish between solemn and summary for all orders.

2. Figures for the years 2015-16 to 2018-19 have been revised from those previously published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.

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