Criminal justice social work statistics: 2020 - 2021

Mainly national-level information on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland in the first full year affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Includes data on justice social work services and social work orders, as well as characteristics of the individuals involved.


Table 16 Breach applications for community payback orders: 2016-17 to 2020-21

2016-171 2017-181 2018-191 2019-201 2020-212
Orders completed/terminated 18,939 18,611 17,514 16,271 10,034
Breach applications 5,970 6,014 6,222 5,768 2,529
Average number of breach applications 0.32 0.32 0.36 0.35 0.25
Percentage of breach applications lodged with court within 5 working days1 86.0 84.2 82.9 82.3 76.5

1. Figures for 2016-17 to 2019-20 have been revised from those previously published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.

2. Figures for 2020-21 include estimates for Renfrewshire.

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