§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many reports submitted by the police to procurators fiscal were marked for 'no proceedings' in each fiscaldom in Scotland for the whole of 1987 and to the most recently available date in 1988.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe figures are set out in the table. Only the figures for January to September inclusive are available for 1988.
Number of cases marked no proceedings Offices 1987 1988 Aberdeen 3,604 1,269 Airdrie 487 459 Alloa 251 245 Arbroath 177 197 Ayr 1,350 941 Banff 145 69 Campbeltown 91 50 Cupar 207 203 Dingwall 241 202 Dornoch 69 38 Dunbarton 842 659 Dumfries 280 207 Dundee 848 719 Dunfermline 1,263 1,033 Dunoon 187 141 Duns 137 134 Edinburgh 10,903 3,444 Elgin 760 539 Falkirk 1,626 1,503 Forfar 87 28 Fort William 270 98 Glasgow 19,772 16,476 Greenock 1,046 628 Haddington 825 492 Hamilton 2,184 2,141 Inverness 859 522 Jedburgh 144 175 Kilmarnock 1,351 1,055 Kirkcaldy 1,399 1,029 Kirkcudbright 89 26 Kirkwall 80 55 Lanark 213 320 Lerwick 110 107 Linlithgow 409 428 Lochmaddy 11 7 Oban 138 100 Paisley 2,277 2,104 Peebles 56 37 Perth 1,670 1,281 Peterhead 515 491 Portree 66 35 Rothesay 71 28 Selkirk 315 212 Stirling 675 312 Stonehaven 238 149 Stornoway 65 30 Stranraer 178 148 Tain 242 197 Wick 197 144
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of reports submitted by the police to procurators fiscal were marked for 'no proceedings' in each fiscaldom in Scotland for the whole of 1987 and to the most recently available date in 1988.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe figures are set out in the table. Only the figures for January to September inclusive are available for 1988.
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Proportion of Reports marked No Proceedings Offices 1987 Per cent. 1988 Per cent. Aberdeen 25 11.6 Airdrie 5 6.3 Alloa 9 11.4 Arbroath 8 10.6 Ayr 14 11.6 Banff 13 7.5 Campbeltown 11 8.8 Cupar 8 9.1 Dingwall 14 14.3 Dornoch 11 7.9 Dumbarton 10 10.3 Dumfries 3 3.5 Dundee 6 6.7 Dunfermline 18 15.7 Dunoon 12 13.4 Duns 13 10.4 Edinburgh 26 12.4 Elgin 17 16.0 Falkirk 17 20.6 Forfar 3 1.0 Fort William 19 7.5 Glasgow 25 29.5 Greenock 15 12.9 Haddington 20 14.7 Hamilton 9 10.8 Inverness 12 10.1 Jedburgh 8 13.4 Kilmarnock 11 10.9 Kirkcaldy 14 13.3 Kirkcudbright 7 2.5 Kirkwall 13 11.0 Lanark 4 8.0 Lerwick 13 17.1 Linlithgow 5 6.8 Lochmaddy 5 3.0 Oban 12 9.9