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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