Statistical Bulletin: Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics, 2010-11

Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics


Table 6 SERs by Type of Court, 2008-09 to 2010-11
(see note 1)

Type of Court Reports Requested Reports Submitted
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Number
Courts within Scotland
High/Appeal 705 709 621 666 679 590
Sheriff Solemn 3,647 3,898 3,495 3,222 3,537 3,205
Sheriff Summary 44,826 40,201 37,999 37,111 34,812 32,292
Stipendiary 988 1,117 1,027 705 870 728
District / Justice of the Peace 796 856 679 567 591 525
Total within Scotland 50,962 46,781 43,821 42,271 40,489 37,340
Outwith Scotland 246 314 210 201 273 164
Total SERs 51,208 47,095 44,031 42,472 40,762 37,504
Total SERs per 10,000 population 138.7 126.9 118.0 115.0 109.8 100.5
Total supplementary SERs submitted 6,159 6,031 5,493
Number of SERs (excluding Supplementary SERs) 36,313 34,731 32,011
Per cent
Courts within Scotland
High/Appeal 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.6
Sheriff Solemn 7.1 8.3 7.9 7.6 8.7 8.5
Sheriff Summary 87.5 85.4 86.3 87.4 85.4 86.1
Stipendiary 1.9 2.4 2.3 1.7 2.1 1.9
District / Justice of the Peace 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4
Total within Scotland 99.5 99.3 99.5 99.5 99.3 99.6
Outwith Scotland 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.4
Total SERs 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1. Includes Supplementary Reports (see Annex, paragraph 10.5).

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