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 35 Statutory throughcare in custody by sentence type: 2015-16 to 2019-20

Cases commenced Caseload at 31 March
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Number
Total 1,027 1,042 1,042 1,064 999 3,374 3,328 3,408 3,468 3,755
Determinate long-term sentence (4 years and over) 443 443 460 469 403 1,474 1,469 1,543 1,509 1,687
Extended sentence 152 167 129 133 129 559 558 526 581 608
Life sentence 25 34 30 34 31 790 770 756 766 774
Order for lifelong restriction 9 5 11 13 13 107 119 139 157 155
Short-term sex offender1 107 116 149 195 156 102 115 132 159 192
Supervised release order 291 277 263 220 267 342 297 312 296 339
Percentage
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Determinate long-term sentence (4 years and over) 43.1 42.5 44.1 44.1 40.3 43.7 44.1 45.3 43.5 44.9
Extended sentence 14.8 16.0 12.4 12.5 12.9 16.6 16.8 15.4 16.8 16.2
Life sentence 2.4 3.3 2.9 3.2 3.1 23.4 23.1 22.2 22.1 20.6
Order for lifelong restriction 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.2 1.3 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.1
Short-term sex offender1 10.4 11.1 14.3 18.3 15.6 3.0 3.5 3.9 4.6 5.1
Supervised release order 28.3 26.6 25.2 20.7 26.7 10.1 8.9 9.2 8.5 9.0

1. Under Section 15 of the Management of Offenders Etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.

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