§ Sir Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many persons in each region were charged in 1983 and 1984 as a consequence of failure to pay parking fines within the prescribed period;
(2) how many persons in Scotland in each region paid parking fines in 1983 and 1984.
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§ Mr. John MacKayAlmost all parking offences are dealt with by the issue of fixed penalty notices under the relevant statutory provisions. Figures on penalties paid and cases referred for prosecution are available only for these fixed penalty notices as a whole, not specifically for the 80 per cent of the notices which are issued for parking offences. The available information, which is by police force area, is as follows:
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Fixed Penalty Notices by Police Force Area Central Dumfries and Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian and Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside Scotland 1983 Notices Issued Parking Offences 2,560 1,167 7,161 29,981 110,636 6,519 149,286 13,547 320,857 Other Offences 960 1,933 1,975 1,283 11,076 — 49,040 3,568 69,835 Total 3,520 3,100 9,136 31,264 121,712 6,519 198,326 17,115 390,692 Outcome Penalty paid 2,726 2,434 7,952 25,929 75,139 3,737 78,599 13,271 209,787 No further police action taken 428 428 1,022 5,117 29,881 2,546 116,304 2,988 158,714 Case referred to procurator fiscal for prosecution 366 238 162 218 16,692 236 3,423 856 22,191 1984 Notices Issued Parking Offences 3,177 1,645 6,120 25,966 112,046 6,120 136,502 13,776 305,352 Other Offences 1,185 2,599 2,111 4,568 11,631 — 37,841 4,247 64,182 Total 4,362 4,244 8,231 30,534 123,677 6,120 174,343 18,023 369,534 Outcome Penalty paid 3,442 3,386 7,029 24,019 73,746 3,417 103,019 13,600 231,658 No further police action taken 547 365 1,089 6,067 26,320 2,645 67,715 3,552 108,300 Case referred to procurator fiscal for prosecution 373 493 113 448 23,611 58 3,609 871 29,576