- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 30 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in (a) Aberdeen and (b) Grampian were victims of (i) manslaughter or (ii) murder caused by alcohol-related violence from 2003 to 2007.
Answer
The crime of Manslaughterexists under English law and in other jurisdictions but is not a crime known tothe law of Scotland. The nearest similar crime under Scots Lawis that of Culpable Homicide. Figures for culpable homicide have therefore beenused in this answer.
The information requestedis contained in the following tables:
Number of Victimsof Homicide1, by Drink/Drug Status of Accused at the Time of theCrime
| 2003-04 | Drink/Drug Status of Accused | All Victims |
| Drunk | Under the Influence of Drugs | Both Drunk and Under the Influence of Drugs | Neither Drunk nor on Drugs | Not Known |
| (a) Aberdeen City | | | | | | |
| All Homicide | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Murder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Culpable Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| (b) Grampian | | | | | | |
| All Homicide | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Murder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Culpable Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004-05 | Drink/Drug Status of Accused | All Victims |
| Drunk | Under the Influence of Drugs | Both Drunk and Under the Influence of Drugs | Neither Drunk nor on Drugs | Not Known |
| (a) Aberdeen City | | | | | | |
| All Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Murder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Culpable Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| (b) Grampian | | | | | | |
| All Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Murder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Culpable Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005-06 | Drink/Drug Status of Accused | All Victims |
| Drunk | Under the Influence of Drugs | Both Drunk and Under the Influence of Drugs | Neither Drunk nor on Drugs | Not Known |
| (a) Aberdeen City | | | | | | |
| All Homicide | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Murder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Culpable Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| (b) Grampian | | | | | | |
| All Homicide | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Murder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Culpable Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006-07 | Drink/Drug Status of Accused | All Victims |
| Drunk | Under the Influence of Drugs | Both Drunk and Under the Influence of Drugs | Neither Drunk nor on Drugs | Not Known |
| (a) Aberdeen City | | | | | | |
| All Homicide | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Murder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Culpable Homicide | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (b) Grampian | | | | | | |
| All Homicide | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Murder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Culpable Homicide | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Note: 1. Recorded as homicide as at 19 November 2007.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Grampian and (c) Angus were convicted on charges related to domestic violence in (i) 2002, (ii) 2003, (iii) 2004, (iv) 2005, (v) 2006 and (vi) 2007.
Answer
In 2005-06 in Aberdeen, Grampianand Angus areas there were 18, 39 and 73 persons respectively, with a charge provedin Scottish courts where a domestic abuse aggravator has been recorded. Figuresin Aberdeen and Angus are presented on an approximate local authority basis, whileGrampian figures are presented on a police force basis. 2005-06 is the first yearwhere it has been considered that the use and recording of domestic abuse aggravatorcodes from the Scottish Government Court Proceedings Database has been of sufficientcoverage to be used.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of domestic violence were reported to Grampian Police in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004, (d) 2005, (e) 2006 and (f) 2007.
Answer
The available information isgiven in the following table.
Incidents of Domestic AbuseRecorded by the Police in Grampian, 2001-02 to 2006-07
| | Year Recorded |
| 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| Grampian | 3,934 | 4,128 | 4,269 | 4,373 | 3,560 | 3,137 |
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will launch a study into the potential for establishing a youth court in Aberdeen.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-8540 on 17 January 2008. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many underage teenagers were arrested in (a) Aberdeen and (b) Grampian for committing acts of alcohol-related violence from 2003 to 2007.
Answer
Information on the number ofarrests made by the police is not held centrally, only the number of crimes recorded.Furthermore, no information on whether or not particular crimes or incidents are“alcohol-related” is held centrally.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in (a) Aberdeen and (b) Grampian were admitted to accident and emergency wards with injuries resulting from alcohol-related violence in each month from 2003 to 2007.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) shop owners with an off-licence and (b) licensed drinking establishments in Grampian were prosecuted from 2003 to 2007 for selling alcohol to underage teenagers.
Answer
In Grampian police force areafor the years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 (the latest year for which data is available),four, nil, and three persons respectively were proceeded against in Scottish courtsfor selling alcohol to persons aged under 18 (includes the offences of sale of drinkto person under 18 and wholesaler selling liquor to person under 18). A breakdownof these figures by shop owners and licensed drinking establishments is not availablefrom the data held centrally.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of alcohol-related offences in (a) Aberdeen and (b) Grampian from 2003 to 2007 received an antisocial behaviour order or were sentenced to (i) a prison sentence of six months or less, (ii) a prison sentence of more than six months, (iii) another custodial sentence or (iv) community service.
Answer
The available information isgiven in the table below. Civil antisocial behaviour orders cannot be broken downto the level of detail asked for.
Persons with a Charge Provedin Scottish Courts for Alcohol-Related Offences1,2, in GrampianPolice Force Area or Aberdeen Approximate Local Authority Area3, 2003-04to 2005-06
| Year | Prison | Other Custodial | Antisocial Behaviour Order | Community Sentence |
| Less Than 6 Months | 6 Months or More |
| 2003-04 | | | | | |
| Grampian | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | 49 |
| Aberdeen3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 27 |
| 2004-05 | | | | | |
| Grampian | 13 | - | 3 | - | 39 |
| Aberdeen3 | 9 | - | 2 | - | 24 |
| 2005-06 | | | | | |
| Grampian | 12 | 2 | 3 | - | 35 |
| Aberdeen3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 21 |
Notes:
1. Where main offence.
2. Includes drunkenness offences,offences by licensed persons, other offences against liquor licensing laws, drunkwhilst riding a bicycle and drunk/drug-driving offences.
3. Incorporates an approximatemapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriff courts will dealwith cases from more than one local authority area.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of alcohol-related violence were reported in (a) Aberdeen City, (b) Grampian and (c) Angus from 2003 to 2007.
Answer
No information on whether ornot particular crimes or incidents are “alcohol-related” is held centrally.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) shop owners with an off-licence and (b) licensed drinking establishments in each local authority area were prosecuted from 2003 to 2007 for selling alcohol to underage teenagers.
Answer
The information requested isgiven in the table below. The data held centrally cannot be broken down by shopowners and licensed drinking establishments. The latest year for which data is availableis 2005-06
Persons Proceeded Against inScottish Courts for Selling Alcohol to Person Aged Under 181,2, byApproximate Local Authority Area3, 2003-04 to 2005-06
| Local Authority | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
| Aberdeen City | 3 | - | 3 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | - | - |
| Angus | - | - | - |
| Argyll and Bute | - | - | - |
| Clackmannanshire | - | 3 | 1 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Dundee City | 5 | - | - |
| East Ayrshire | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| East Dunbartonshire | - | 2 | - |
| East Lothian | - | - | 2 |
| East Renfrewshire | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh, City of | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Eilean Siar | - | - | - |
| Falkirk | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Fife | 5 | 1 | - |
| Glasgow City | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Highland | - | 1 | 2 |
| Inverclyde | 1 | - | - |
| Midlothian | - | 2 | 1 |
| Moray | 1 | - | - |
| North Ayrshire | 1 | - | - |
| North Lanarkshire | - | - | 1 |
| Orkney Islands | 3 | - | - |
| Perth and Kinross | - | - | 1 |
| Renfrewshire | 5 | 3 | - |
| Scottish Borders | - | 2 | 4 |
| Shetland Islands | - | 3 | - |
| South Ayrshire | 4 | - | 9 |
| South Lanarkshire | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| Stirling | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2 | - | 1 |
| West Lothian | - | - | - |
| Scotland | 48 | 50 | 70 |
Notes:
1. Where main offence.
2. Includes the offences of saleof drink to person under 18 and wholesaler selling liquor to person under 18.
3. Incorporates an approximatemapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriff courts will dealwith cases from more than one local authority area. Some local authority areas,including East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Midlothian and North Ayrshire, do not contain a sheriff court.
