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 26 Timescales for first direct contact and case management meeting for drug treatment and testing orders: 2015-16 to 2019-20

2015-16 2016-17 2017-181 2018-191 2019-20
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
Total commencements 533 100.0 475 100.0 577 100.0 600 100.0 510 100.0
First contact after order imposed Within 1 working day 401 81.2 334 73.9 366 68.0 353 63.4 334 69.4
Over 1 - 5 working days 51 10.3 62 13.7 109 20.3 117 21.0 86 17.9
Over 5 working days 42 8.5 56 12.4 63 11.7 87 15.6 61 12.7
Not known/applicable 39 23 39 43 29
First case management meeting after order imposed Within 5 working days 412 83.7 373 82.9 447 83.6 433 78.2 387 82.2
Over 5 - 10 working days 37 7.5 39 8.7 39 7.3 47 8.5 35 7.4
Over 10 working days 43 8.7 38 8.4 49 9.2 74 13.4 49 10.4
Not known/applicable 41 25 42 46 39

Notes: Figures include DTTO IIs piloted in the City of Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian areas since June 2008 and in Highland since 2019. 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 2017-18 & 2018-19 since they were last published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.

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