§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list in theOfficial Report the number of community service orders and referrals which have been made by (a) the Wick sheriff court and (b) the Dornoch sheriff court in each year since the community service scheme commenced in Caithness and Sutherland in September 1985, giving the category of offence to which the orders related;
(2) if he will list in the Official Report the number of fines imposed by (a) the Wick sheriff court and (b) the Dornoch sheriff court in 1986 and each subsequent year, giving the category of offence to which the fines related;
(3)if he will list in the Official Report the number of those who have received custodial sentences of less than 12 months at (a) the Wick sheriff court and (b) the Dornoch sheriff court in 1986 and each subsequent year, giving the category of offence to which the sentences related.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information available is set out in the table. Crimes have been grouped using the Scottish Home and Health Department's classification of crimes and offences. Information on community service referrals is not collected centrally.
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Wrick Sheriff Court Dornoch Sheriff Court Person receiving fines Persons given custodial sentences of less than one year Persons receiving community service orders2 Persons receiving fines Persons receiving custodial sentences of less than one year Persons receiving community service orders2 Crime/Offence 1986 1987 11988 1986 1987 11988 1985 1986 1987 11988 1986 1987 11988 1986 1987 11988 1985 1986 1987 11988 Total crimes and offences 477 414 419 22 26 25 11 19 24 21 206 179 161 8 3 2 3 8 2 8 Total crimes 90 92 66 16 19 18 9 15 11 15 35 20 18 7 3 2 3 6 2 4 Non-sexual crimes of violence 6 2 3 1 — — 1 — 1 1 1 1 — — — — — 1 — — Homicide 2 — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Serious assault etc. 4 1 — 1 — — — — — — 1 — — — — — — 1 — — Handling offensive weapons — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — — — — — — — Robbery — — 1 — — — 1 — — 1 — — — — — — — — — — Other — 1 1 — — — — — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — Crimes of indecency 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sexual assault — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Lewd and libidinous practices 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Other — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Crimes of dishonesty 59 75 40 10 15 18 7 12 8 13 21 8 12 7 3 2 2 4 2 4 Housebreaking 7 13 2 — 8 10 3 2 4 6 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Theft by opening lockfast places 7 2 — 1 1 1 2 2 — — — — 1 — — — — 1 — — Theft of motor vehicle 9 7 3 — 1 — — — 1 2 2 4 3 — — — — 1 — 1 Theft by shoplifting 4 7 2 1 1 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Other theft 19 29 17 5 3 1 1 6 3 4 14 3 4 1 — — 1 1 1 — Fraud 5 4 6 1 1 2 1 — — 1 3 — 2 2 — — — — — — Other 8 13 10 2 — 1 — 2 — — 1 — 1 — — — — 1 — — Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. 11 7 16 1 — — 1 1 1 1 5 5 3 — — — — 1 — — Fire-raising — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — — — — — — Vandalism etc. 11 7 16 1 — — 1 1 1 1 3 5 2 — — — 1 — — — Other crimes 13 8 7 4 4 — — 2 1 — 8 6 3 — — — — 1 — — Crimes against public justice 8 4 6 4 3 — — — — — 3 3 2 — — — — — — — Drugs offences 5 4 1 — 1 — — 2 1 — 5 3 1 — — — — 1 — — Other — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Total Offences 387 322 353 6 7 7 2 4 13 6 171 159 143 1 — — — 2 — 4 Miscellaneous offences 118 101 105 5 6 6 2 2 12 6 29 33 32 1 — — — 2 — 4 Simple assault 32 28 25 2 4 2 1 — 5 1 4 9 1 — — — — — — — Breach of the peace 56 44 45 3 2 2 1 2 6 5 15 4 3 1 — — — 1 — — Drunkenness 2 — 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Other 28 29 30 — — 2 — — 1 — 10 20 28 — — — — — — 2 Motor vehicle offences 269 221 248 1 1 1 — 2 1 — 142 126 111 — — — — 1 — 2 Reckless and careless driving 56 58 96 — — — — 1 — — 43 32 53 — — — — — — 2 Drunk driving 67 46 53 — — — — 1 1 — 52 49 32 — — — — — — — Speeding 60 42 22 — — — — — — — — 1 — — — — — — — — Unlawful use of vehicle 61 48 45 1 1 1 — — — — 34 38 20 — — — — 1 — — Vehicle defect offences 14 9 22 — — — — — — — 4 1 1 — — — — — — — Other 11 18 10 — — — — — — — 9 5 5 — — — — — — — 1 Provisional 2 Including any orders made as a condition of probation.