FOI Request Community Sentences
Request 101001614763
Please send me:
• How many letters have been sent to offenders advising them of a delay to community sentences, the length of delay that applied in each case and the reason for it.
• The longest delay to a community sentences an offender has experienced.
• The average and longest delay between an offender being interviewed (first direct contact) and then put on placement.
• The average and longest delay between the imposition of the CPO and an offender being interviewed.
• The percentage of offenders waiting more than five days between the imposition of the CPO and their induction.
• The percentage of offenders waiting more than seven days between the imposition of the CPO and their commencement.
• The times available for offenders to complete their hours, i.e. hours during the day, evening and weekend, broken down by gender.
• The number of different available placements, please list.
I would like the above information to be provided to me as paper or electronic copies.
Response 05-10-20171.
1. We do not gather this statistic.
2 256 days – Offender was on Order or Supervision
3. Average = 29 days Longest = 410 days
4. Average = 2 days Longest = 48 days
23.4%
5. 67.4%
6. Our Service is available to individuals from Monday to Saturday 9am to 4pm. We do not break this down by gender but we do offer a female only squad which operates on a weekday from 10am to 3pm to take into account childcare/responsivity issues. We also have a range of individual placements which provides work to individuals at weekends Saturday and Sunday. We also have a bank of individual placements that offer evening work.
7. The following list is not exhaustive as our placements are developed as per the need of the individual but the following provides a list of the more commonly used placements.The identity of the businesses/agencies involved has been protected under Section 33(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002- Commercial Interest.
TYPE | CAPACITY/NOTES |
Charity Shop |
Mon to Sun
|
Charity Shop |
Small shop hours to be agreed
|
Charity Shop |
Small shop hours 2hours per day
|
activities | |
Project semi skilled various | 1 good placement must have an interest in bikes and 16-24 years |
Environmental Project | Gardening Summer only |
Charity Shop | Mon to Sat |
Charity Shop | Hours to be agreed |
Charity Shop | Mon to Sat |
Charity | Mon to Sat Mechanical knowledge preferred. |
Charity Shop | Hours to be agreed – ironing /gardening-some restrictions re convictions |
Charity Shop
|
Hours to be agreed – ironing /gardening some restrictions re convictions |
Environmental/ Recycling |
Mon to Sat |
Environmental/ Recycling |
Mon to Fri
|
Environmental | Various days – pick up in Forres |
Environmental/ Skilled trades |
Mon to Sat to help with ongoing projects |
Semi - Skilled/ Environmental |
Mon to Sun |
Community work | Mon to Sat – packing/driving etc |
Art/Creative | Mon to Fri – 16-25 year olds |
Semi-skilled/ Various/cleaning |
Mon – Fri |
Gardening/ labour |
Limited times available |
Community Work | mostly tidying up work but varies |
Community Work | mostly tidying up work but varies |
Community Work | mostly tidying up work but varies |
Community Work | mostly tidying up work but varies |
Community Work | mostly tidying up work but varies |
Community Work | |
Community Work | mostly tidying up work but varies |
Community | Must be reliable |
Community | soup kitchen – limited hours |
Community | Only in summer months |
Community | Limited work |
Community | Some restrictions |
Gardening | Mon to Sun Gardening and DIY |