§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many community service orders were made in sheriff courts in Scotland in each year since the system was introduced; and if he will list those sheriff courts in which community service orders are not yet available as an alternative disposal.
§ Mr. John MackayFigures for each sheriff court district are contained in table 1 of the reports of working134W of community service schemes for the calendar years 1980 and 1981, copies of which are available in the House of Commons Library. Figures for 1982 are not yet available.
Arrangements for offenders to carry out community service are not yet available in the following sheriff court districts:
REGION AND SHERIFF COURT DISTRICT
Grampian
- Banff
- Peterhead
- Elgin
Borders
- Duns
- Selkirk
- Jedburgh
- Peebles
Dumfries and Galloway
- Dumfries
- Kirkcudbright
- Stranraer
Highland
- Wick
- Fort William
- Portree
- Dingwell
- Tain
- Dornoch
Strathclyde
- Campbelltown
- Dunoon
- Oban
- Rothesay
- Kilmarnock
- Paisley
- Ayr
Central
- Falkirk
Fife
- Cupar
- Dunfermline
Plans for the further development of schemes are being prepared by Borders, Highland, Grampian, Central and Fife for commencement in the current financial year and it is expected that the disposal of a community service order will be available to all sheriff courts in Scotland in the next two to three years.
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the cost to central Government of community service orders in each year since the inception of the scheme.
§ Mr. John MackayThe cost to central Government of community service by offender schemes operated by local authorities since the implementation of the Community Service by Offenders (Scotland) Act 1978 is as follows:
£ 1979–80 153,844 1980–81 257,238 1981–82 630,588 1982–83 782,022