Before taking action on any matterreported by the police, the Procurator Fiscal must be satisfied that the circumstancesreported to him or her disclose a crime known to the law of Scotland andthat there is sufficient admissible and reliable evidence.The following table shows thenumber of charges for drink and drug driving offences reported to the Crown Officeand Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) in each year since 2002 and how many of thosewere marked “no proceedings”.Charges for Drink and Drug DrivingOffences (See Notes) Year Number of Charges Reported Number of Charges Marked “No Proceedings” Percentage (%) of Charges Marked “No Proceedings” 2002-03 11,674 493 4.2 2003-04 11,254 455 4.0 2004-05 10,915 389 3.6 2005-06 10,914 368 3.4 Where several related chargesare reported to the Procurator Fiscal, sometimes it will be more appropriate toproceed with a different charge, such as causing death by dangerous driving, orcausing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs, andfor the drink or drug driving charge to be technically marked for “no proceedings”.The most common reason for drunk or driving charges being marked “no proceedings”,other than for that technical reason is because there is insufficient admissibleevidence.Notes:1.