HC Deb 27 November 1987 vol 123 cc345-6W
Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers and location of fines enforcement officers; and if he has any plans to increase their numbers.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Fifteen fines officers are in post in the Scottish court service. The sheriff courts at which they are based and the number of each court are as follows:

Number
Aberdeen 1
Airdrie 1
Dundee 1
Dunfermline 1
Dumbarton 1
Edinburgh 2
Falkirk 1
Number
Glasgow 3
Hamilton 2
Kilmarnock 1
Paisley 1

This scheme is currently being evaluated by the Scottish Home and Health Department, and in the light of the results I shall consider whether it might be extended.