Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2015-2016

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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.

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