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Appendix 2Criminal Justice ServicesTable 4 below sets out the numbers of offenders on whom social enquiry reports wereprepared or who were supervised by social work services in 2000-2001.Table 4 Number of Social Enquiry Reports, Probation Orders and Community Service OrdersNumber of Reports/OrdersSocial enquiry report 31,398Probation orders 1 6,100Community service orders 2 4,506Probation Orders with a condition of unpaid work 1,717Source: SEHD, Social Work Statistics Division1 Includes Probation Orders with a condition of unpaid work2 Excludes Probation Orders with a condition of unpaid workSocial Work Services StaffingAs at 2 October 2000, the total number of staff working in local authority social work serviceswas 44,909 and employed in the services outlined in Figure 2, below.Figure 2Number of Staff by Client Group3,3906,0573,653 ChildrenAdults (Community Care)1,322OffendersGeneric provisionManagement/Administration30,487The majority (85%) of all staff in 2000 were female. This proportion was highest for staffproviding services for adults, where 90% were female, and lowest for staff providing servicesfor offenders (56%).There were 34,161 whole time equivalent (WTE) staff employed by Scottish Local AuthoritySocial Work Services in October 2000. Table 5 details the primary occupations in social workservices.279