What the average time period was between plea and trial in each of Linlithgow, Stirling, Falkirk, Dundee, Hamilton, Lanark, Dunfermline and…

Answered Asked by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton Con Lodged 15 Feb 2000

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average time period was between plea and trial in each of Linlithgow, Stirling, Falkirk, Dundee, Hamilton, Lanark, Dunfermline and Haddington Sheriff Courts (a) before the judgement and (b) since the judgement in the Starrs and Chalmers case.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 Feb 2000 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table shows the average waiting periods between plea and trial in October 1999 (preceding the judgement in the Starrs and Chalmers case) and December 1999 for the Sheriff Courts at Linlithgow, Stirling, Falkirk, Dundee, Hamilton, Lanark, Dunfermline and Haddington.Waiting PeriodsCourt | Oct-99 | Dec-99
Linlithgow | 19 | 20
Stirling | 11 | 26
Falkirk | 15 | 17
Dundee | 18 | 17
Hamilton | 10 | 11
Lanark | 8 | 10
Dunfermline | 15 | 16
Haddington | 11 | 11

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