Dear Convener,
At the Justice Committee Roundtable on Misuse of Drugs on 27th October 2021,I offered to provide statistics to the Committee on the outcome of the diversions for the 1,000 individuals who were referred for possible by the Procurator Fiscal service in 2020-21.
I can confirm that in relation to the 1,000 accused persons offered diversion in 2020-21; 605 were completed or remain ongoing.