- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing ecstasy received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing order, (e) a fine or (f) another disposal in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10, broken down by police force area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37725 on 2 December 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing cocaine received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing order, (e) a fine or (f) another disposal in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10, broken down by police force area.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table. Information for 2009-10 is due to be published on 25 January 2011.
Persons with a Charge Proved for Possession of Drug Offences1, by Drug Type, 2008-09
| Police Force/Result | Cannabis | Heroin | Cocaine | Amphetamines | Ecstasy |
| Central | | | | | |
| Custody | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Community service order | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Probation | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug Treatment and testing order | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine | 44 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 17 |
| Other disposal 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 59 | 47 | 50 | 10 | 21 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | | | | | |
| Custody | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community service order | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Probation | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug Treatment and testing order | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine | 15 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 9 |
| Other disposal2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 9 |
| Fife | | | | | |
| Custody | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Community service order | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Probation | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drug Treatment and testing order | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine | 20 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 8 |
| Other disposal2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 10 |
| Grampian | | | | | |
| Custody | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Community service order | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Probation | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug Treatment and testing order | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine | 62 | 125 | 112 | 4 | 7 |
| Other disposal2 | 10 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 84 | 196 | 138 | 5 | 12 |
| Lothian and Borders | | | | | |
| Custody | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Community service order | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Probation | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drug Treatment and testing order | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine | 90 | 98 | 83 | 9 | 38 |
| Other disposal2 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 116 | 174 | 99 | 14 | 42 |
| Northern | | | | | |
| Custody | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community service order | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Probation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Drug Treatment and testing order | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine | 45 | 24 | 49 | 12 | 20 |
| Other disposal 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 56 | 34 | 56 | 13 | 24 |
| Strathclyde | | | | | |
| Custody | 10 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Community service order | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Probation | 14 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Drug Treatment and testing order | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine | 341 | 366 | 190 | 18 | 155 |
| Other disposal 2 | 120 | 184 | 26 | 10 | 27 |
| Total | 496 | 688 | 235 | 31 | 185 |
| Tayside | | | | | |
| Custody | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Community service order | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Probation | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drug Treatment and testing order | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine | 20 | 66 | 61 | 1 | 16 |
| Other disposal2 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 138 | 65 | 2 | 17 |
| Scotland | | | | | |
| Custody | 19 | 105 | 20 | 2 | 3 |
| Community service order | 19 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 4 |
| Probation | 38 | 101 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| Drug Treatment and testing order | 3 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine | 637 | 747 | 579 | 63 | 270 |
| Other disposal 2 | 172 | 311 | 52 | 15 | 40 |
| Total | 888 | 1,355 | 685 | 86 | 320 |
Notes:
1. Where main offence. Figures for 2008-09 are based on an updated crime classification and therefore may differ from those previously provided.
2. More than 97% of other disposals are admonishments.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been convicted of possession of illegal drugs in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10, broken down by (i) police force area and (ii) type of drug.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37723 on 2 December 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing amphetamines received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing order, (e) a fine or (f) another disposal in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10, broken down by police force area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37725 on 2 December 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing cannabis received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing order, (e) a fine or (f) another disposal in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10, broken down by police force area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37725 on 2 December 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it will give to the access to justice requirements of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters when replacing the current tests of title and interest with a single and simpler test of sufficient interest, as stated in its response to the Report of the Scottish Civil Courts Review.
Answer
Development of future legislation will take account of the international obligations of the Scottish Government, including any imposed as a consequence of the Aarhus Convention. Greater access to justice for non-governmental organisations is already provided by two Scottish Statutory Instruments (2005/510 and 2006/614), which extend title and interest to such bodies in relation to environmental matters. Furthermore, the planned introduction of a simpler test of sufficient interest, as recommended in the report of the Scottish Civil Courts Review, will broaden access to justice generally.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what preparation the Court of Session Rules Council is making regarding new rules governing the award of protective cost orders in environmental cases, following the Scottish Government’s response to the Report of the Scottish Civil Courts Review.
Answer
The Court of Session Rules Council has considered and recommended draft rules in relation to protective expenses orders (draft minutes from the relevant meeting of the council are available at:
http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/session/rules_council/Meeting%20of%2011%20Oct%202010.pdf).
The Scottish Government has made these draft rules available to the European Commission for comment.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Court of Session Rules Council will take account of the recent decision of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee regarding protective cost orders in environmental cases in its consideration of new rules governing the award of such orders.
Answer
This is a matter for the Court of Session Rules Council.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the Court of Session Rules Council to promulgate new rules governing the award of protective cost orders in environmental cases.
Answer
This is a matter for the Court of Session Rules Council and the Lord President.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it will give to the timely access to justice requirements of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters when introducing a time limit to bring a case as stated in its response to the Report of the Scottish Civil Courts Review.
Answer
The requirements for timely access to justice in the Aarhus Convention are being considered. As noted in its response to the report of the
Scottish Civil Courts Review, published on 11 November and available at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/11/09114610/0, the Scottish Government will consider whether the time limit of three months suggested by that report may be too strict, particularly in complex cases involving multiple parties.
