§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the number of (a) reported rape cases and (b) rape cases in which court proceedings have been undertaken in each of the last nine years in Scotland.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe number of rape cases in which court proceedings were undertaken is not available. The number of rape cases and the number of persons proceeded against is shown in the table below. A number of cases which are initially reported as rape lead to proceedings or convictions on lesser charges.
RAPE—SCOTLAND Number of cases made known to the police Number of persons proceeded against 1969 91 33 1970 77 41 1971 102 42 1972 131 34 1973 101 45 1974 120 43 1975 141 43 1976 184 52 1977 178 60 1978 166* n.a. * Provisional.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland in how many rape cases in each of the last nine years in Scotland the offender had a record of (a) previous rape offences or (b) sexual offences.
§ Mr. Harry EwingInformation about types of previous convictions is not available.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland in how many rape cases in each of the last nine years in Scotland the offender was on parole from prison.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThere is one recorded case, in 1975, of a person on parole being convicted of rape during his parole period.