Publication - Statistics
Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2015-2016
Published:
21 Feb 2017
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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Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2015-2016
Table 32 Statutory throughcare in custody by sentence type: 2011-12 to 2015-16
Table 32 Statutory throughcare in custody by sentence type: 2011-12 to 2015-16
| Cases commenced | Caseload at 31 March | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | |
| Number | ||||||||||
| Total | 1,072 | 965 | 1,048 | 1,044 | 1,040 | 3,204 | 3,347 | 3,318 | 3,376 | 3,358 |
| Determinate long-term sentence (4 years and over) | 534 | 456 | 482 | 453 | 468 | 1,625 | 1,597 | 1,566 | 1,510 | 1,476 |
| Extended sentence | 179 | 151 | 189 | 178 | 153 | 514 | 549 | 579 | 581 | 556 |
| Life sentence | 56 | 39 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 709 | 779 | 725 | 774 | 789 |
| Order for lifelong restriction | 14 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 75 | 91 | 98 | 108 |
| Short-term sex offender 1 | 59 | 84 | 90 | 90 | 104 | 54 | 69 | 85 | 87 | 98 |
| Supervised release order | 230 | 227 | 229 | 278 | 277 | 245 | 278 | 272 | 326 | 331 |
| 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) | 49.8 | 47.3 | 46.0 | 43.4 | 45.0 | 50.7 | 47.7 | 47.2 | 44.7 | 44.0 |
| Extended sentence | 16.7 | 15.6 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 14.7 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.6 |
| Life sentence | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 22.1 | 23.3 | 21.9 | 22.9 | 23.5 |
| Order for lifelong restriction | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| Short-term sex offender 1 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| Supervised release order | 21.5 | 23.5 | 21.9 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
1. Under Section 15 of the Management of Offenders Etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.