Chamber and committees

The 221 charges relate to a total of 203 persons issued with an offer of a direct measure, out of a total of 3,891 persons offered a direct measure during the same period.

The figures include only those direct measures that were affected by the provisions in the Criminal Proceedings etc (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.

Notes

1. The information in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service''s case management database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the database will record details only of the amended charge.

2. Some Direct Measures may have been issued in a different month from the month when these charges were reported to COPFS - so the numbers in column 3 do not necessarily relate to the numbers in column 5.

The 205 charges relate to a total of 182 persons issued with an offer of a direct measure, out of a total of 3,204 persons offered a direct measure during the same period.

The figures include only those direct measures that were affected by the provisions in the Criminal Proceedings etc (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.

Notes:

1.The information in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service''s (COPFS)case management database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to procurators fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the database will record details only of the amended charge. 

2.Some Direct Measures may have been issued in a different month from the month when these charges were reported to COPFS - so the numbers in column 3 do not necessarily relate to the numbers in column 5.

Number of Patients Discharged, from General Acute Hospitals with an Alcohol-Related Diagnosis, Aged 4 to 12 Years: Resident in NHS Lothian 2007-08- 2009-10^P

Source: ISD Scotland (SMR01).

^PProvisional.

Note: *Indicates values that have been suppressed due to the potential risk of disclosure and to help maintain patient confidentiality.

The 193 charges relate to a total of 172 persons issued with an offer of a direct measure, out of a total of 3,632 persons offered a direct measure during the same period.

The figures include only those direct measures that were affected by the provisions in the Criminal Proceedings etc (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.

Notes:

1. The information in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service''s (COPFS) case management database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to procurators fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the database will record details only of the amended charge.

2. Some Direct Measures may have been issued in a different month from the month when these charges were reported to COPFS - so the numbers in column 3 do not necessarily relate to the numbers in column 5.

The 196 charges relate to a total of 186 persons issued with an offer of a direct measure, out of a total of 3,333 persons offered a direct measure during the same period.

The figures include only those direct measures that were affected by the provisions in the Criminal Proceedings etc (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.

Notes:

1. The information in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service''s (COPFS) case management database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to procurators fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the database will record details only of the amended charge.

2. Some Direct Measures may have been issued in a different month from the month when these charges were reported to COPFS - so the numbers in column 3 do not necessarily relate to the numbers in column 5.

The total numbers of drug-related deaths (in terms of GROS'' standard definition for these statistics) in the NHS Lothian area, in each calendar year from 1999 to 2009, are given in table HB1 of Drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2009, which was published by GROS on 17 August 2010 and can be found on the GROS website via this address: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/vital-events/deaths/drug-related/index.html.

The following tables give the numbers of alcohol- and drug-related deaths in the NHS Lothian area, for the age-groups requested, for the calendar years 2007, 2008 and 2009. (GROS does not produce statistics of deaths for financial years). The equivalent figures for 2010 will become available in August 2011. GROS produced these figures by applying the same definitions as it used to prepare the tables which are referred to above.

Alcohol-Related Deaths in the NHS Lothian Area

Source: GROS, on the basis described in the "Alcohol-related deaths" section of its website.

Drug-Related Deaths in the NHS Lothian area

Source: GROS, on the basis described in Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2009.

The 169 charges relate to a total of 158 persons issued with an offer of a direct measure, out of a total of 3,880 persons offered a direct measure during the same period.

The figures include only those direct measures that were affected by the provisions in the Criminal Proceedings etc (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.

Notes:

1. The information in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service''s (COPFS) case management database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to procurators fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the database will record details only of the amended charge.

2. Some Direct Measures may have been issued in a different month from the month when these charges were reported to COPFS - so the numbers in column 3 do not necessarily relate to the numbers in column 5.

Figures are presented nationally to reduce the risk of individuals being identified through the publication of these statistics. In the vast majority of local authorities, there were no primary school pupils recorded as being excluded as a result of alcohol misuse.