(in the UK) a report made by a probation officer or social worker on a person's character and circumstances, which may be required by a court before sentencing.
Example sentencesExamples
- Before deciding on the ‘disposal’ of first-time offenders, judges send for social inquiry reports.
- The case was continued until November 17 for social inquiry reports.
- Refusing bail, Sheriff Graeme Napier deferred sentence until December 15 for a social inquiry report and community service assessment.
- Sheriff J. Craig C. McSherry said he had rarely seen such a bad social inquiry report.
- Sentence was deferred until January 16 for social inquiry reports.
Definition of social inquiry report in English:
social inquiry report