Criminal justice social work statistics: 2019 to 2020

National-level information, as well as some local authority breakdowns, on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland. Also includes data on justice social work services and social work orders, as well as characteristics of the individuals involved.


Table 16 Timescales for first direct contact and induction/case management meeting for community payback orders: 2015-16 to 2019-20

2015-161 2016-171 2017-181 2018-191 2019-20
Number
Total 19,451 19,202 17,881 16,470 16,710
Time between order imposed and first contact Within 1 working day 13,939 13,311 12,411 11,334 11,691
Over 1 - 5 working days 1,592 1,784 1,557 1,629 1,696
Over 5 working days 2,526 2,544 2,107 2,198 2,032
Not known/applicable 1,394 1,563 1,806 1,309 1,291
Time between order imposed and first induction/case management meeting Within 5 working days 14,059 13,609 12,635 11,754 12,106
Over 5 - 10 working days 1,687 1,760 1,571 1,594 1,578
Over 10 working days 1,985 1,965 1,787 1,596 1,475
Not known/applicable 1,720 1,868 1,888 1,526 1,551
Percentage
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Time between order imposed and first contact Within 1 working day 77.2 75.5 77.2 74.8 75.8
Over 1 - 5 working days 8.8 10.1 9.7 10.7 11.0
Over 5 working days 14.0 14.4 13.1 14.5 13.2
Time between order imposed and first induction/case management meeting Within 5 working days 79.3 78.5 79.0 78.7 79.9
Over 5 - 10 working days 9.5 10.2 9.8 10.7 10.4
Over 10 working days 11.2 11.3 11.2 10.7 9.7

Notes: Orders where the client 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. The first induction/case management meeting involves clarifying health and safety procedures, requirements and expectations.

1. Figures for 2015-16 to 2018-19 have been revised from those previously published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.

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