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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 23 Fiscal work orders: 2016-17 to 2020-21
| 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessments undertaken: | |||||
| Total | 1,213 | 1,443 | 909 | 432 | 225 |
| Accepted by local authority | 937 | 1,064 | 649 | 268 | 122 |
| Deemed unsuitable by local authority | 276 | 379 | 260 | 164 | 103 |
| Orders commenced | 894 | 1,027 | 634 | 248 | 119 |
| Individuals with orders commenced | 884 | 1,025 | 632 | 247 | 119 |
| Orders completed/terminated: | |||||
| Total | 792 | 990 | 698 | 216 | 112 |
| Successfully completed | 656 | 849 | 608 | 168 | 92 |
| Terminated without being successfully completed | 136 | 141 | 90 | 48 | 20 |
Note:
Fiscal work orders were introduced nationally on 1 April 2015, having been piloted in a small number of local authority areas since June 2008.
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Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot
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