§ Mr. William Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of juveniles, aged eight to 17 years, against whom a crime or offence was proved, with or without a finding of guilt, for each of the last five years at any convenient date in Scotland and in Glasgow, respectively.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe number of juveniles aged 8 and over but under 17 against whom a charge was proved with or without a finding of guilt in Scotland354W and Glasgow during the last five years is shown in the table below:
Number of juveniles against whom a charge was proved Scotland Glasgow 1965 23,310 not available 1966 23,453 7,711 1967 24,094 8,565 1968 23,607 8,319 1969 25,047 8,251
§ Mr. William Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of juveniles, aged 15 to 17 years, against whom a crime or offence was proved, with or without a finding of guilt, for each of the last five years at any convenient date, and of those how many had left school at age 15 years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe number of juveniles aged 15 and over and under 17 against whom a charge was proved in Scotland with or without a finding of guilt is given in the following table:
I regret that information about whether these persons had left school is not available.
Number against whom charge was proved 1965 11,457 1966 12,389 1967 12,346 1968 12,187 1969 12,826