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 19 Timescales for first direct contact and case management meeting for drug treatment and testing orders: 2016-17 to 2020-21
| 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-191 | 2019-201 | 2020-21 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Total commencements | 475 | 100.0 | 577 | 100.0 | 601 | 100.0 | 516 | 100.0 | 225 | 100.0 |
| First contact after order imposed | ||||||||||
| Within 1 working day | 334 | 73.9 | 366 | 68.0 | 353 | 63.3 | 334 | 68.7 | 125 | 61.9 |
| Over 1 - 5 working days | 62 | 13.7 | 109 | 20.3 | 117 | 21.0 | 89 | 18.3 | 40 | 19.8 |
| Over 5 working days | 56 | 12.4 | 63 | 11.7 | 88 | 15.8 | 63 | 13.0 | 37 | 18.3 |
| Not known/applicable | 23 | N/A | 39 | N/A | 43 | N/A | 30 | N/A | 23 | N/A |
| First case management meeting after order imposed | ||||||||||
| Within 5 working days | 373 | 82.9 | 447 | 83.6 | 433 | 78.0 | 389 | 81.7 | 159 | 79.1 |
| Over 5 - 10 working days | 39 | 8.7 | 39 | 7.3 | 48 | 8.6 | 36 | 7.6 | 18 | 9.0 |
| Over 10 working days | 38 | 8.4 | 49 | 9.2 | 74 | 13.3 | 51 | 10.7 | 24 | 11.9 |
| Not known/applicable | 25 | N/A | 42 | N/A | 46 | N/A | 40 | N/A | 24 | N/A |
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 individual 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 2018-19 & 2019-20 since they were last published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.
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