Social Work Orders Commenced
type: Dataset
conforms to: http://mlcommons.org/croissant/1.0
contact point: ContactPoint
date modified: 2026-08-13T10:56:44.395938
date published: 2026-08-13T10:55:20.094259
description: Number of social work orders commenced in each local authority area from 2004-05 onwards, broken down by type of order
accuracy: These statistics are considered of good quality as they come from recording systems which local authorities use for case management and internal monitoring. Checks are made to ensure any major differences from previous years are explainable.
comment: Number of social work orders commenced in each local authority area from 2004-05 onwards, broken down by type of order
completeness: This data brings together in one place all orders at local authority level which make up the category \"social work orders\"
confidentiality: Not assessed
consistency: 1. Community payback orders were introduced on 1 February 2011. Numbers were not collected for the year 2010-11 due the small numbers (estimated to be 300) involved. 2. Fiscal work orders were introduced nationally on 1 April 2015. 3. Data was not collected from 2015-16 onwards for community service, probation or supervised attendance orders due the small number of orders involved. 4. From March 2025, data is no longer provided for \"total social work orders\".
geographical coverage: S12
geographical coverage: S92
license id: uk-ogl
next update: 2026-01-01
quality management: Extensive quality assurance is conducted to ensure the data received from local authorities is as accurate as possible.
reference period: PeriodOfTime
  end date: 2024
  start date: 2004
timeliness: These statistics are normally updated in the January after the data year in question.
uniqueness: Not assessed
update frequency: annual
validity: These statistics help provide trends related to the workload of orders which local authorities deal with.
will be updated: true
included in data catalog: CKAN
keywords: Crime and Justice
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
record set: records

Scottish Government
type: Organization
contact point: ContactPoint
  contact type: customer service

Units
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Units

social-work-orders-commenced.csv
type: FileObject
description: Data file for Social Work Orders Commenced
comment: Number of social work orders commenced in each local authority area from 2004-05 onwards, broken down by type of order
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  column: DateCode
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dictionary: Column
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encoding format: CSV

Value
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data type: Integer
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    column: Value

GeographyName
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data type: Text
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GeographyCode
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data type: Text
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Measurement
type: Field
data type: Text
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GeographyType
type: Field
data type: Text
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DateCode
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: DateCode

Order Type
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Order Type