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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Justice Analytical Services data report- October 2021

This pack provides information on the impact of COVID-19 on the Justice system during October 2021.

Data has been gathered from a number of different sources and may be subject to future revision.

Reports received by COPFS

After a crime is classified and a suspect charged, police send a report to the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).

The total number of reports received by COPFS decreased substantially at the beginning of the first lockdown. Numbers then increased towards but on average below pre-pandemic levels.
Custody report numbers are consistently around two-thirds of 19-20 average levels (around 1,000 less per month).
Undertaking report numbers remain consistently around 50% higher than 2019-20 levels (around 700 more per month) and were at their highest level since the pandemic started (almost twice the 19-20 average) in June 2021.

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