(The use of probation and community service orders has almost doubled over the past 10 years).We have funded the national roll-out of Supervised Attendance Orders for fine defaulters and are considering extension of the current pilot diversion from prosecution schemes.New community disposals being piloted include Drug Treatment and Testing Orders for drug misusers who commit crime on a frequent basis to fund their drug addiction.We are also piloting Restriction of Liberty Orders (electronic tagging) and are reviewing options for wider use of electronic monitoring.Since 1991-92, when the arrangements for 100% funding of criminal justice social work services were fully introduced, the funding for community disposals has risen from £16.5 million to £42.8 million, an increase of 159%.Prison Population, rate per 100,000 population by jurisdiction as at 1 SeptemberNumber of prisonersRate1 per 100,000 populationYearScotland2UK3European Union4,5,8Scotland2UK3European Union4,5,819996,03072,782360,76061181239619986,01873,243361,6041181249619976,08469,579352,8931191189419965,86263,039339,3851141079119955,62658,631331,4201101008919945,58556,888331,892109978919935,63753,172324,008110918819925,25753,418299,9907103928219914,83953,145270,36395927419904,72452,106262,51493917219894,98655,282260,71398967219885,22957,229266,1501031007319875,46654,746264,0021079673Source: Statistical contacts in each country.Notes:Based on estimates of national population.Average daily population; figure for 1999 is provisional.3.