§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many community service orders have been made by Scottish courts since 31 July 1978; and what is the average length of time contained in the order.
§ Mr. RifkindIn the period 31 July 1978 to 30 September 1979, 433 community service orders were made.
The following table gives the information available on times contained in the orders showing the percentage of orders that fall into different time bands.
Percentage of community service orders Length of time (hours) 19 per cent. 49–99 48 per cent. 100–149 21 percent. 150–199 12 per cent. 200–240