HC Deb 02 February 1994 vol 236 c775W
Mr. McFall

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those research projects(a) undertaken internally by his Department and (b) commissioned by his Department from external contractors, within the last five years, which have gathered data on the employment status (i) of persons convicted of crime and (ii) of persons given custodial sentences.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The following research reports contain data on the employment status of persons convicted of crimes: the first three were in-house projects and the remainder were externally commissioned. Unless otherwise stated, the reports were published by the Scottish Office central research unit.

  1. 1. "A Survey of Fine Defaulters in Scottish Courts" published in 1990.
  2. 2. "Diversion from Prosecution: Diversion to Social Work" published in 1992.
  3. 3. "The Deferred Sentence in Scotland" published in 1992.
  4. 4. "Treatment as an Alternative to Prosecution: Diversion to the Douglas Inch Centre" published in 1989.
  5. 5. "Sentenced to Serve: The Operation and Impact of Community Service by Offenders" published by Avebury Press in 1992.
  6. 6. "Making Amends: Justice for Victims and Offenders: An Evaluation of the SACRO Reparation and Mediation Project", published by Avebury Press in 1992.

A further two research reports contained data on the employment status of those given a custodial sentence. These were "The Prison Survey 1990–91" and "A Survey of the Employment Aspirations and Skill Levels of Offenders in Young Offenders Institutions" published by the Scottish Prison Service, 1992. Both were in-house projects.