§ 35. Mr. Foulkesasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland what percentage of breach of peace charges in Scottish sheriff courts resulted in convictions in 1981 and in 1982 to date.
The Solicitor-General for ScotlandThe figures for 1982 are not yet available. the 1981 figures show that 91.5 per cent. of those persons proceeded against for breach of the peace had the charge against them proved. Of those proceeded against in the sheriff court, 87.8 per cent. had the charge against them proved.