§ 43. Mr. Ancramasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland on how many occasions the Crown Office has applied to the courts for an extension of the 110-day rule as a direct result of, and since the beginning of, the industrial action presently being taken in the courts in Scotland.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandSince the beginning of the present industrial action affecting the courts in Scotland the Lord Advocate has presented to the High Court 77 petitions to extend the period of time for which an accused person awaiting trial on indictment can be kept in custody. All of these petitions have been made necessary as a direct result of the industrial action. Of these 77 cases, 55 have been first petitions to extend the period of 110 days laid down as the maximum period to be spent in custody awaiting trial, 20 have been second petitions and two have been third petitions.