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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 31 Fiscal work orders commenced by age, gender, employment status, ethnicity and length of orders: 2015-16
| Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 508 | 100.0 |
| Age group 2 | ||
| 16-17 | 27 | 5.3 |
| 18-20 | 107 | 21.1 |
| 21-25 | 132 | 26.0 |
| 26-30 | 83 | 16.3 |
| 31-40 | 99 | 19.5 |
| Over 40 | 60 | 11.8 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 409 | 80.5 |
| Female | 99 | 19.5 |
| Employment status | ||
| Full-time education | 29 | 5.7 |
| Employed/self employed | 214 | 42.1 |
| Unemployed | 151 | 29.7 |
| Government training scheme | 3 | 0.6 |
| Economically inactive 3 | 24 | 4.7 |
| Other | 87 | 17.1 |
| Ethnicity 4 | ||
| White | 375 | 96.9 |
| Asian | 6 | 1.6 |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 3 | 0.8 |
| Mixed | 0 | - |
| Other | 3 | 0.8 |
| Not known/provided | 121 | |
| Length of order | ||
| 20 hours | 93 | 18.3 |
| Over 20 and under 30 hours | 3 | 0.6 |
| 30 hours | 267 | 52.6 |
| 40 hours | 99 | 19.5 |
| 50 hours | 46 | 9.1 |
1. Fiscal work orders were introduced nationally on 1 April 2015, having been piloted in a small number of local authority areas since June 2008.
2. Age is at commencement of case.
3. Includes those who are retired, supported by family, caring for home/family or long-term sick/disabled.
4. The percentages for ethnicity represent the proportions of cases where the ethnicity was known.
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