Whether it is aware of disparities between the different Sheriff courts in Scotland in terms of (a) conviction rates and (b) sentences impo…

We hold information on conviction rates and sentencing decisions in the Sheriff courts in our court proceedings database.We also publish statistics on this, both in our annual Statistical Bulletin on Criminal Proceedings in Scottish courts, and in our publication on Costs, Sentencing Profiles and the Scottish Criminal Justice System (most recently issued in March 1999).The publication on costs and sentencing profiles in the Scottish criminal justice system is intended to make sentencing information more widely available to assist in improving clarity and consistency in sentencing practice.