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Question reference: S1W-31541

Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2002
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 26 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many re-referrals to children's hearings there have been in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S1W-29917

Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 25 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many reports of offences under section 52 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 have been made to procurators fiscal in each of the last three years, broken down by sheriff court area.

Information is available from the Crown Office system about the number of cases received by procurators fiscal during the last three financial years that included charges under the section mentioned. Information is not available from that system in relation to the outcome of every such charge as only whole case outcomes are currently recorded.Some information is available from published Scottish Executive statistics about persons proceeded against and convicted where the main charge in the case was a contravention of the section mentioned. It should be noted that where a person is proceeded against for more that one crime or offence, only the "main charge" is recorded for Scottish Executive statistical purposes in these statistics. The main charge is that which is the most serious and receives the severest penalty. In addition, the information is collected by calendar year and is available for calendar years up to the end of 2000. It is not therefore possible to relate the Crown Office data on incoming cases to the Scottish Executive data on proceedings and disposals. The information described is provided in the following tables. Cases Reported to Procurators Fiscal which Included Charges Under the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 52, 1999-2000 to 2001-02

Office	Financial Year1999-2000	Financial YearFY 2000-01	Financial YearFY 2001-02
Aberdeen	494	416	386
Airdrie	207	251	229
Arbroath	149	135	166
Ayr	268	264	308
Banff	31	7	-
Campbeltown	24	18	29
Cupar	105	104	121
Dingwall	65	92	72
Dornoch	22	12	20
Dumbarton	212	129	184
Dumfries	113	138	130
Dundee	296	318	363
Dunfermline	256	284	293
Dunoon	37	33	34
Duns	25	25	45
Edinburgh	330	230	451
Elgin	193	179	230
Falkirk	289	252	373
Forfar	99	92	84
Fort William	60	55	76
Glasgow	927	944	979
Greenock	109	129	131
Haddington	65	50	51
Hamilton	479	461	491
Inverness	256	292	324
Jedburgh	97	83	148
Kilmarnock	321	327	386
Kirkcaldy	265	326	314
Kirkcudbright	26	33	23
Kirkwall	28	48	34
Lanark	81	72	87
Lerwick	34	44	43
Linlithgow	157	194	246
Lochmaddy	9	6	8
Oban	43	30	34
Paisley	309	272	295
Peebles	8	5	22
Perth	190	199	250
Peterhead	72	87	73
Portree	15	27	23
Rothesay	9	11	19
Selkirk	35	49	123
Stirling	127	167	230
Stonehaven	71	80	60
Stornoway	34	39	19
Stranraer	47	46	46
Tain	75	70	81
Wick	53	49	57
Total	7,217	7,174	8,191

Source: Crown Office. Note: the information for PF Alloa is not available.Persons Proceeded Against Where Main Charge for Vandalism Offences Under Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 - Section 52, by Court, 1998-2000

Year of Sentence		1998	1999	2000
All courts		4,226	3,804	3,664
High	Edinburgh	-	1	-
Sheriff	Aberdeen	87	74	55
	Airdrie	59	33	33
	Alloa	24	17	21
	Arbroath	21	24	27
	Ayr	94	74	83
	Banff	10	17	6
	Campbeltown	7	6	4
	Cupar	22	16	15
	Dingwall	11	11	12
	Dornoch	3	6	6
	Dumbarton	45	48	56
	Dumfries	39	31	35
	Dundee	49	69	67
	Dunfermline	54	47	50
	Dunoon	13	11	9
	Duns	8	17	2
	Edinburgh	40	62	96
	Elgin	45	30	23
	Falkirk	51	59	54
	Forfar	8	15	26
	Fort William	22	17	4
	Glasgow	115	134	154
	Greenock	44	33	39
	Haddington	5	14	7
	Hamilton	102	87	97
	Inverness	45	40	34
	Jedburgh	13	29	30
	Kilmarnock	105	96	84
	Kirkcaldy	38	36	40
	Kirkcudbright	8	5	8
	Kirkwall	12	10	12
	Lanark	24	34	25
	Lerwick	22	22	11
	Linlithgow	42	31	37
	Lochmaddy	4	4	-
	Oban	28	25	12
	Paisley	67	63	62
	Peebles	1	-	-
	Perth	29	35	23
	Peterhead	22	24	11
	Portree	1	-	1
	Rothesay	5	4	8
	Selkirk	2	4	7
	Stirling	29	48	31
	Stonehaven	12	7	9
	Stornoway	13	3	5
	Stranraer	10	5	8
	Tain	17	7	3
	Wick	8	5	4
District		2,544	2,202	2,152
Stipendiary Magistrate		147	112	66

Source: Scottish Executive Justice Department.Persons with a Charge Proved Where Main Charge for Vandalism Offences Under Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 - Section 52, by Court, 1998-2000

Year of Sentence		1998	1999	2000
All courts		3,595	3,213	3,069
High	Edinburgh	-	1	-
Sheriff	Aberdeen	84	65	45
	Airdrie	42	26	22
	Alloa	21	16	18
	Arbroath	20	21	23
	Ayr	80	57	63
	Banff	10	16	6
	Campbeltown	6	6	4
	Cupar	19	15	13
	Dingwall	11	9	12
	Dornoch	3	4	6
	Dumbarton	27	29	36
	Dumfries	30	26	27
	Dundee	42	54	47
	Dunfermline	43	38	44
	Dunoon	11	8	6
	Duns	7	17	2
	Edinburgh	36	57	89
	Elgin	43	26	20
	Falkirk	41	49	48
	Forfar	8	13	24
	Fort William	21	16	2
	Glasgow	74	74	89
	Greenock	37	22	31
	Haddington	5	12	7
	Hamilton	67	61	66
	Inverness	34	36	30
	Jedburgh	13	29	30
	Kilmarnock	87	84	66
	Kirkcaldy	32	31	37
	Kirkcudbright	7	5	7
	Kirkwall	12	9	12
	Lanark	22	30	20
	Lerwick	21	20	11
	Linlithgow	36	27	34
	Lochmaddy	3	4	-
	Oban	26	20	7
	Paisley	42	46	38
	Peebles	1	-	-
	Perth	26	26	15
	Peterhead	21	21	10
	Portree	1	-	1
	Rothesay	5	3	5
	Selkirk	2	4	7
	Stirling	24	40	30
	Stonehaven	11	7	8
	Stornoway	12	3	5
	Stranraer	8	5	7
	Tain	16	6	3
	Wick	6	5	3
District		2,204	1,920	1,874
Stipendiary Magistrate		135	94	59

Source: Scottish Executive Justice Department.

Question reference: S1W-29919

Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 25 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions have been obtained under section 52 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 in each of the last three years, broken down by sheriff court area.

Question reference: S1W-29918

Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 25 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many reports sent to procurators fiscal under section 52 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 were proceeded with in each of the last three years, broken down by sheriff court area.

Question reference: S1W-31482

Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 November 2002
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 22 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will produce a proposed staged intervention process and distribute it for consultation to parents, young people and professionals, as referred to in Improving our Schools - Assessing our children's educational needs - The Way Forward?.

Question reference: S1W-31487

Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 November 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31088 by Mr Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002, whether it will show the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock, broken down for each section in Schedule F to the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock other than sections 2.1(i), 2.2(a), 2.2(b), 2.4(a), 2.4(b), 2.4(c), 2.4(d) and 2.4(e), for each quarter of operation of the contract to date.

Question reference: S1W-31485

Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 November 2002
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 22 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will define "unreasonable" in relation to a local authority refusing to carry out a formal assessment of a child's needs, as referred to in Improving our Schools - Assessing our children's educational needs - The Way Forward?.

Question reference: S1W-31484

Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 November 2002
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 22 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the criteria are for children to be entitled to future needs assessment and post-school planning, as referred to in Improving our Schools - Assessing our children's educational needs - The Way Forward?.

Question reference: S1W-31486

Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 November 2002
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 22 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what type of appeals the independent tribunal service will hear, as referred to in Improving our Schools - Assessing our children's educational needs - The Way Forward? and whether parents and/or young people will be afforded legal aid in order to be represented at such tribunals.

Question reference: S1W-31481

Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 November 2002
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 22 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the assessment process, sources of advice to be sought and contents and involvement of parents and/or young people will be under the co-ordinated support plans, as referred to in Improving our Schools - Assessing our children's educational needs - The Way Forward?.