§ Mr. McTaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many community service orders were issued by Scottish courts in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe number of community service disposals made by courts in Scotland in the most recent five year period for which information is available is as follows:
These figures cover both community service orders (section 1 of the Community Service by Offenders (Scotland) Act 1978) and community service as a condition of a probation order (section 7). The figure quoted for 1987 is provisional and subject to revision.
Number 1983 2,077 1984 2,553 1985 2,889 1986 3,453 1987 3,478