§ Mrs. McKennaTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish, for each of the last 10 years, the number of verdicts handed down by Scottish courts of(a) guilty, (b) not guilty and (c) not proven. [32802]
§ Mr. McLeishThe table provides the available information for 1986–1995, the latest ten years for which information is available.
Number of persons with a charge proved or acquitted in Scottish Courts, 1986–1995 Year of sentence/acquittal Charge proved Outcome Acquitted not guilty Acquitted not proven 1986 184,276 9,858 1,965 1987 179,276 9,893 1,923 1988 179,119 7,787 1,911 1989 173,594 7,596 2,056 1990 176,558 7,103 2,090 1991 178,835 6,935 1,987 1992 177,483 6,409 1,798 1993 162,806 6,761 1,509 1994 159,178 5,579 1,337 1995 156,707 5,397 1,403