§ Mr. Wallaceasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland if the Lord Advocate has issued directions to procurators fiscal regarding the summary prosecution of children under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandProcurators fiscal have been issued with detailed directions from the Lord Advocate about the prosecution of children under 16 years of age, and these include directions about summary prosecution. They were issued most recently in 1984 but are currently under review.
§ Mr. Wallaceasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland how many children under 16 years of age were prosecuted under summary procedure in 1986.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandThe provisional figure for the number of children under 16 years of age who were proceeded against in summary prosecutions in Scotland in 1986 is 443.