§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many fine collection officers are now in post in Scotland; and in what sheriff courts they are based.
§ Mr. RifkindThere are 15 fines officer posts. The sheriff courts at which they are based and the number at each court are as follows:
Numbers Aberdeen 1 Airdrie 1 Dundee 1 Dunfermline 1 Dumbarton 1 Edinburgh 2 Falkirk 1 Glasgow 13 Hamilton 2 Kilmarnock 1 Paisley 1 Includes one post presently vacant and in the process of being filled.