- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of spousal homicide there were from 1978 to 1999 inclusive.
Answer
The information requested is detailed in the following table. The figures shown include all cases where the main accused was the spouse, separated/divorced spouse or cohabitee of the victim.
Homicide victims1 where main accused was the spouse of the victim
Year | Number of victims |
| 1978 | 16 |
| 1979 | 13 |
| 1980 | 19 |
| 1981 | 16 |
| 1982 | 19 |
| 1983 | 17 |
| 1984 | 17 |
| 1985 | 15 |
| 1986 | 12 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1989 | 23 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 14 |
| 1993 | 17 |
| 1994 | 14 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1996 | 15 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 9 |
| 1999 | 16 |
Notes:1. Currently (as at 10 November 2000) recorded as homicide victims.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what research into public awareness and perceptions of domestic violence it or the Scottish Office have carried out over the past 10 years.
Answer
Research into public awareness and perceptions of domestic abuse was carried out by the Scottish Office in 1994, following the first domestic abuse advertising campaign. Similarly, research was carried out prior to the 1998-99 advertising campaign and repeated afterwards in order to gauge changes in attitudes. This research was repeated after the 1999-2000 campaign and will be carried out after the end of the current campaign on 31 January 2001.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms are in place to enable national information sharing on domestic violence issues between it, non-governmental organisations, front-line workers and academics.
Answer
The Action Plan of the National Strategy to Address Domestic Abuse in Scotland includes a recommendation to develop links between local groups and the national group through information sharing and dissemination of good practice.As a first step the Scottish Executive is organising a Conference on the National Strategy to take place on 13 February 2001, to which non-governmental organisations, and local and national service providers have been invited.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many treatment programmes for perpetrators of domestic abuse it is currently funding.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-10179 on 30 October.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to carry out research into attitudes and perceptions of domestic violence before, during and after the development of the National Strategy to Address Domestic Abuse in Scotland.
Answer
As stated in my replies to questions S1W-12713 and S1W-12706, the Scottish Executive is carrying out evaluation research of the Zero Tolerance Charitable Trust's "Respect" educational package. This research will involve asking children and young people, as well as their teachers and youth workers, about their knowledge of, and attitudes to domestic abuse. In addition, research will shortly be carried out into attitudes and perceptions of the general public, in association with the current domestic abuse advertising campaign.A National Group to Address Domestic Abuse in Scotland will shortly be established to oversee the implementation of the National Strategy. Decisions about future research will be taken by this group.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to prosecute all cases of domestic violence through sheriff courts.
Answer
There are no plans to prosecute all cases of domestic violence in the sheriff court. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service will continue to consider each case on its individual facts and circumstances.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of domestic assault were brought before sheriff courts between 1992 and 1997.
Answer
The information is not available.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of domestic assault were prosecuted through sheriff courts in (i) 1998-99 and (ii) 1999-2000.
Answer
The information is not available.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimates exist on what proportion of women with disabilities will be sexually assaulted at some point during their life.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that cases of domestic assault are dealt with as quickly as possible through the criminal justice system.
Answer
Internal departmental guidance to prosecutors emphasises the effect that delay can have on a victim's resolve and instructs Procurators Fiscal to seek an early diet of trial, wherever possible.Where an early trial diet has been requested, the court will fix as early a date as possible having regard to the availability of diets and of the witnesses.
