Public Performance Reporting
Criminal Justice
- Partnerships play a major role in our services. We are a partner within the South West Scotland Community Justice Authority, which aims to reduce re-offending in Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. We work with our partners in East and North Ayrshire Councils to develop a range of shared resources and services. We work with the Police, Prison Service and Health to deliver Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements, to manage the small number of offenders who present the highest risks to our communities.
- By law, we must provide social work services to the criminal justice system including:
- Preparing reports on offenders for court use.
- Supervising offenders who are on orders of court such as probation, community service, supervised attendance, drug treatment and testing.
- Supervising ex-prisoners who have been released on licence.
- Last year we prepared 896 social enquiry reports and 262 progress / breach reports.
- Most offenders complete their punishment orders successfully, however there are times when offenders have to be returned to court because they fail to comply with supervision or commit further offences. Last year we returned 165 offenders, 60 of whom received a custodial sentence.
- Community supervision helps to prevent re-offending, or in the case of community service, to ensure offenders do unpaid work for the community.
- Last year we dealt with 211 community service orders, which resulted in the offenders undertaking 201 days domestic painting and decorating; 71 days litter picking on the A77; maintaining 10 miles of River Ayr Walkway; maintaining 60 domestic gardens; and undertaking maintenance at 2 care homes and 5 sheltered housing units.
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