§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, for each sheriff court area in Scotland, the number of cases reported by the police to the procurator fiscal over the most recent 12-month period indicating the number of cases(a) where no action was taken, (b) where prosecution took place and (c) where a conviction was achieved. [9003]
§ Mr. McLeishMy noble and learned Friend the Lord Advocate has provided the following table listing the number of cases reported, the number of cases marked418W "no proceedings", the number of cases marked for an alternative to prosecution and the number of cases proceeding to prosecution in respect of each procurator fiscal office for the 12-month period to 31 May 1997.
Statistics about reports received by procurators fiscal are collected by reference to individual procurator fiscal office and not by reference to sheriff court area. The statistics on the cases reported to the procurator fiscal do not distinguish between those reported by the police and those reported by the many other agencies that report offences for consideration of proceedings. The procurator fiscal service does not collect statistics on the number of convictions achieved.
Procurator Fiscal Service, 1 June 1996–31 May 1997 Reports received Reports marked "no proceedings" Reports marked for alternative to prosecution Reports proceeding to prosecution Aberdeen 13,732 882 1,225 11,625 Airdrie 7,694 891 1,602 5,201 Alloa 2,257 464 321 1,472 Arbroath 2,606 216 424 1,966 Ayr 8,505 1,062 1,654 5,789 Banff 1,114 158 233 723 Campbeltown 669 80 239 350 Cupar 1,879 318 439 1,122 Dingwall 1,791 219 236 1,336 Dornoch 408 77 70 261 Dumbarton 8,032 1,199 1,567 5,266 Dumfries 6,296 819 960 4,517 Dundee 10,118 1,165 1,086 7,867 Dunfermline 5,564 705 835 4,024 Dunoon 1,180 163 294 723 Duns 818 51 72 695 Edinburgh 26,980 3,210 2,905 20,865 Elgin 3,364 510 489 2,365 Falkirk 7,243 1,137 1,387 4,719 Forfar 1,753 154 319 1,280 Fort William 1,565 96 263 1,206 Glasgow 65,328 8,986 15,056 41,286 Greenock 6,268 796 1,404 4,068 Haddington 2,795 385 394 2,016 Hamilton 17,772 2,315 3,458 11,999 Inverness 6,908 1,205 2,157 3,546 Jedburgh 1,746 94 142 1,510 Kilmarnock 10,146 1,289 1,758 7,099 Kirkcaldy 6,473 847 1,033 4,593 Kirkcudbright 1,636 144 286 1,206 Kirkwall 767 50 199 518 Lanark 3,973 376 672 2,925 Lerwick 833 94 87 652 Linlithgow 6,256 900 1,062 4,294 Lochmaddy 227 35 37 155 Oban 1,081 127 212 742 Paisley 10,079 1,474 1,593 7,012 Peebles 180 34 29 117 Perth 6,756 959 942 4,855 Peterhead 2,908 277 702 1,929 Portree 495 65 135 295 Rothesay 275 18 36 221 Selkirk 1,972 258 355 1,359 Stirling 4,576 685 848 3,043 Stonehaven 2,521 121 384 2,016 Stornoway 1,171 142 194 835 Stranraer 2,272 253 173 1,846 Tain 1,203 245 283 675 Wick 1,195 151 190 854 Totals 281,380 35,901 50,441 195,038