Justice Social Work Statistics in Scotland: 2023-24 – Part 1

Key Points

• The number of diversion from prosecution cases commenced rose by 28 per cent between 2022-23 and 2023-24 from 2,600 to 3,400. This was the highest level in the last ten years.
• There were 102 fiscal work orders imposed in 2023-24. This was 25 per cent lower than in 2022-23 (136) and the 2^nd lowest in the last nine years.
• The number of bail supervision cases rose by 17 per cent between 2022-23 and 2023-24 to 1,300. This was the highest in the last ten years.
• There were 1,400 structured deferred sentences imposed in 2023-24. This was eight per cent more than in 2022-23 and the highest in the last six years.
• There were 1,100 statutory custody-based throughcare cases commenced in 2023-24, 18 per cent up on 940 in 2022-23. This was the highest in the last ten years.
• The number of statutory community-based throughcare cases commenced was 870 in 2023-24, three per cent down on 890 in 2022-23. This was the 2^nd lowest level in the last ten years.
• The number of voluntary throughcare cases commenced rose by two per cent between 2022-23 and 2023-24 from 1,840 to 1,870. This was the 5^th lowest level in the last ten years.
• Between 2022-23 and 2023-24, the number of home leave reports rose by five per cent from 1,100 to 1,200. Over the same period, the number of parole/non-parole reports rose by three per cent from 2,400 to 2,500.
• The number of home detention curfew assessment reports have been steady over the last five years. In 2023-24, there were 750. The higher numbers across 2014-15 to 2018-19 reflect a change in assessment procedures.