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Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2015-2016
National-level information on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland, including data on criminal justice social work services and social work orders.
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Table 1 Summary of criminal justice social work activity: 2009-10 to 2015-16
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversion from prosecution | |||||||
| Cases commenced | 1,053 | 958 | 1,260 | 1,326 | 1,710 | 1,869 | 1,863 |
| Individuals | 933 | 939 | 1,231 | 1,309 | 1,657 | 1,812 | 1,791 |
| Cases successfully completed | 763 | 800 | 898 | 1,078 | 1,374 | 1,355 | 1,313 |
| Bail information | |||||||
| Requests from court for bail information | 9,061 | 8,355 | 9,709 | 8,662 | 6,874 | 8,006 | 7,278 |
| Bail supervision cases commenced | 481 | 450 | 497 | 411 | 417 | 407 | 355 |
| Bail supervision individuals | 436 | 430 | 467 | 397 | 400 | 390 | 318 |
| Criminal justice social work reports 1 | |||||||
| Total reports submitted (including supplementaries) | 40,762 | 37,504 | 36,367 | 32,558 | 31,406 | 30,838 | 29,846 |
| Individuals with reports submitted | 28,888 | 27,371 | 26,922 | 24,785 | 23,740 | 22,120 | 22,667 |
| Supplementary reports submitted | 6,031 | 5,493 | 4,488 | 4,536 | 3,632 | 4,235 | 2,858 |
| Statutory throughcare | |||||||
| Cases commenced (custody) | 1,019 | 1,028 | 1,072 | 965 | 1,048 | 1,044 | 1,040 |
| Cases commenced (community) | 1,062 | 1,046 | 1,047 | 1,001 | 1,027 | 1,085 | 968 |
| Cases completed (community) | 845 | 881 | 944 | 927 | 911 | 942 | 982 |
| Cases in force at 31 March (custody/community) | 5,546 | 5,392 | 5,576 | 5,778 | 6,003 | 5,900 | 5,794 |
| Voluntary throughcare (assistance) | |||||||
| Cases commenced | 2,683 | 2,725 | 2,625 | 2,597 | 2,489 | 2,663 | 2,537 |
| Individuals who received assistance | 2,433 | 2,350 | 2,428 | 2,464 | 2,327 | 2,429 | 2,343 |
| Pre-release reports | |||||||
| Total | 3,251 | 3,616 | 3,425 | 2,982 | 3,184 | 3,056 | 3,199 |
| Home leave reports | 1,569 | 2,055 | 1,923 | 1,500 | 1,597 | 1,462 | 1,513 |
| Home circumstance reports (parole/non-parole) | 1,682 | 1,561 | 1,502 | 1,482 | 1,587 | 1,594 | 1,686 |
1. Social enquiry reports prior to February 2011.