HL Deb 25 November 1982 vol 436 c1054WA
Lord McCluskey

asked Her Majesty's Government:

(a) How many persons were indicted for murder in Scotland; (b) how many of those persons were convicted of murder; (c) in respect of how many of those persons indicted for murder did the Crown accept a reduced plea (i.e. a plea to a lesser crime than murder); and (d) what were the reduced pleas so accepted, during the three periods (i) 1980, (ii) 1981, (iii) 1982to date.

Lord Mackay of Clashfern

The figures for the years requested are as follows:

NUMBER OF PERSON
year Indicted for murder Convicted of murder Where Crown Accepted Reduced Plea of Culpable Homicide Where Crown Accepted Reduced Plea of Assault
1980 79 25 15 1
1981 82 29 20 1
1982 (to end of October) 93 36 10 4
Year No. of persons Acquitted No. of Persons Found Guilty of Culpable Homicide No. of Persons Found Guilty of Assault No. of Persons where Crown Accepted plea of Not Guilty No. of committed
1980 19 16 0 2 1
1981 10 16 3 1 2
1982 (to end of October) 18 10 6 8 1