§ 33. Mr. Hirstasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland how many people were liberated under the Bail (Scotland) Act 1980 from the sheriff and district courts in the sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin in 1983; and how many were charged with further offences, thereby breaching the terms of their release.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandThe records of the three courts in these areas do not distinguish the total number of persons who were released on bail during 1983 and such information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
In Glasgow sheriff and district courts during 1983, the number of offences recorded by the police involving contraventions of the Bail Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 as a result of committing further offences was 768. The corresponding number for Strathkelvin was 31.