Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics, 2007-08

Table 1.1
Summary of Reports, Orders, Individuals and Cases, 2003-04 to 2007-08

	Year					Per cent change 2006-07 to 2007-08
	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	Per cent change 2006-07 to 2007-08
Total Social Enquiry Reports submitted ⁽¹⁾	39,492	40,265	42,043	41,359	42,492	*2.7*
Number of individuals with SERs submitted	22,801	26,664	27,466	28,349	28,947	*2.1*
Total Supplementary SERs submitted	3,868	5,964	6,701	5,794	6,099	*5.3*
Number of SERs requested	45,274	46,834	50,150	50,577	50,086	*-1.0*
Total Community Service Orders exc POs with requirement of unpaid work	5,173	5,573	5,927	5,937	6,202	*4.5*
Breach Applications of CSOs ⁽²⁾	1,329	1,498	1,502	1,892	2,161	*14.2*
Terminations of CSOs	4,261	4,813	5,093	5,432	5,825	*7.2*
Sucessful completions	2,762	3,076	3,267	3,569	3,762	*5.4*
Other terminations	1,499	1,737	1,826	1,863	2,063	*10.7*
Total Probation Orders inc POs with requirement of unpaid work	7,742	8,465	8,402	8,404	8,751	*4.1*
Probation with Unpaid Work	2,255	2,757	2,692	2,499	3,053	*22.2*
Number of individuals with POs with Unpaid Work	2,124	2,617	2,570	2,393	2,887	*20.6*
Breach Applications of POs ⁽³⁾	2,665	2,769	3,375	3,650	3,400	*-6.8*
Breach Applications of POs with Unpaid Work	824	925	1,110	1,157	1,214	*4.9*
Terminations of POs	4,889	4,973	6,328	6,755	6,849	*1.4*
Sucessful completions	2,887	3,055	3,747	4,065	3,998	*-1.6*
Other terminations	2,002	1,918	2,581	2,690	2,851	*6.0*
Total Supervised Attendance Orders	3,021	3,360	3,849	3,047	4,438	*45.7*
Number of individuals with SAOs	2,700	2,965	3,466	2,745	3,768	*37.3*
Breach Applications of SAOs	1,012	1,203	1,462	1,125	1,311	*16.5*
Terminations of SAOs ⁽⁴⁾	2,259	2,385	2,912	2,724	2,970	*9.0*
Sucessful completions	1,595	1,448	1,710	1,661	1,685	*1.4*
Other terminations	664	937	1,202	1,063	1,285	*20.9*
Total Drug Treatment and Testing Orders	412	526	599	696	601	*-13.6*
Number of individuals with DTTOs	404	470	521	613	543	*-11.4*
DTTO Assessments	1,013	1,204	1,311	1,485	1,547	*4.2*
Number of individuals with DTTO Assessments	877	832	1,036	1,153	1,133	*-1.7*
Breach Applications of DTTOs	134	203	233	318	209	*-34.3*
Terminations of DTTOs	205	315	465	550	491	*-10.7*
Sucessful completions	74	120	186	210	183	*-12.9*
Other terminations	131	195	279	340	308	*-9.4*
Statutory Throughcare
Throughcare Cases (in the community) Commenced ^(5,6)	2,348	1,373	1,105	1,256	1,056	*-15.9*
Throughcare Cases (in the community) Completed	n/a	539	697	954	879	*-7.9*
Throughcare Cases (in custody) Commenced ⁽⁶⁾	n/a	n/a	1,082	1,228	1,247	*1.5*
Number of Individuals subject to Statutory Throughcare as at end of financial year	2,026	3,458	4,901	5,081	5,292	*4.2*
Voluntary Assistance
Number of Voluntary Assistance Cases Commenced	n/a	n/a	1,622	2,655	2,603	*-2.0*
Number of individuals receiving voluntary assistance (community and custody)	n/a	796	1,523	2,234	2,175	*-2.6*
Number of TAS Cases Commenced	n/a	n/a	427	1,530	1,424	*-6.9*
Home Circumstance Reports
Number of HCRs excluding home leave reports ⁽⁷⁾	1,235	1,339	1,361	1,342	1,386	*3.3*
Number of HCRs including home leave reports	n/a	1,958	2,126	2,331	2,701	*15.9*
Diversion from Prosecution:
Cases commenced	1,340	1,064	1,198	1,133	956	*-15.6*
Number of individuals with cases commenced	1,909	1,047	1,135	1,089	939	*-13.8*
Cases completed	1,032	760	768	809	818	*1.1*
Bail Supervision cases commenced	856	798	917	782	729	*-6.8*
Number of individuals ⁽⁸⁾	770	757	774	687	657	*-4.4*

1. Reports submitted to the Courts, including supplementary reports (see Annex, paragraph 13.6).

2. Excluding Probation Orders with a requirement of unpaid work.

3. Including Probation Orders with a requirement of unpaid work.

4. Figure for 2006-07 has been corrected since previous publication.

5. Some local authorities are known to have included voluntary assistance cases and serving prisoners in this figure in 2003-04. Comparisons with other years should therefore be treated with caution.

6. Figure for 2006-07 has been revised since last publication to include revised data from Glasgow City Council.

7. Figure for 2006-07 has been revised since last publication. All HCRs in Highland in 2007-08 were included under reports for parole/non-parole as a breakdown was not available.

8. Figure for 2004-05 has been revised since previous publication.

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