Criminal justice social work statistics: 2020 - 2021

Mainly national-level information on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland in the first full year affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Includes data on justice social work services and social work orders, as well as characteristics of the individuals involved.

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Table 20 Drug treatment and testing orders terminated: 2016-17 to 2020-21

2016-17 2017-18 2018-191 2019-201 2020-21
Number
Total 532 519 574 528 369
Successfully completed/early discharge 241 199 211 204 244
Revoked due to review 142 193 198 176 71
Revoked due to breach 110 97 124 96 23
Transfer out of area 6 8 6 4 2
Death 10 14 11 24 15
Other 23 8 24 24 14
Percentage2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Successfully completed/early discharge 45.8 38.9 37.1 38.9 66.5
Revoked due to review 27.0 37.8 34.9 33.6 19.3
Revoked due to breach 20.9 19.0 21.8 18.3 6.3
Death 1.9 2.7 1.9 4.6 4.1
Other 4.4 1.6 4.2 4.6 3.8

Note:

Figures include DTTO IIs piloted in the City of Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian areas since June 2008 and in Highland since 2019.

1. Figures for 2018-19 and 2019-20 have been revised from those previously published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.

2. Percentages are calculated as a proportion of all orders terminated minus those which did not finish due to the transfer of the orders.

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