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Renfrewshire4. Performance: Criminal JusticeKey ActivitiesNumber of social enquiry reports submitted to the courts 960 1,017 81.5 2during the yearNumber of community service orders made during the year 235 232 18.6 2The proportion of social enquiry reports reported to courtwithin target time2000-2001 QuartileProportion of social enquiry reports submitted to the courts 98.0 2by due dateThe time taken to complete community service orders1999-20002000-2001Average length of community service (hours) for orders 159 2completed during the yearAverage hours completed per week 4.1 22000-2001per 10,000QuartileThe relatively high rate of social enquiry reports submitted to courts reflects the high crime rate.98% of social enquiry reports are submitted to courts by the due date. A relatively high rate ofcommunity service orders was made in 2000-2001. The average length of community serviceorders was relatively high, as were the average number of hours completed per week.The Council is part of a criminal justice services grouping with East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.An inter-authority best value review of services has been commissioned. The Council has itselfspeeded up the processing of social enquiry reports and has improved quality assurance byeffective supervision by senior social workers, supplemented by a 10% random samplingagainst a standard pro forma.Most records are manual and standardised forms are being introduced to facilitate individualcase management and to monitor the achievement of national standards. It is planned tointroduce Sheridan’s SWIFT system to provide strategic management and quality assuranceinformation.The Council manages the Pathways Project which is designed to engage in partnership allagencies involved with a particular offender, in order to promote public protection througheffective risk assessments. It supports the case management of offenders, both adults andyoung people, who have committed sex offences or displayed sexually aggressive behaviour.The Project provides a service to the three Councils involved in the Criminal Justice Grouping.213