How many prosecutions there have been under section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 in each of the last five years; how many convicti…

Answered Asked by John McAllion Lab Lodged 15 Feb 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions there have been under section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 in each of the last five years; how many convictions resulted from such prosecutions, and how many convicted offenders were (a) fined and (b) imprisoned.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 Mar 2001 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

Section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 was repealed on 1 April 1996 and replaced by section 47 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995. The available information is given in the table.Persons proceeded against in Scottish courts where the main crime was under section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 or section 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995Statute and outcome | Year
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
Section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953
Persons proceeded against | 1,399 | 1,288 | 305 | 43 | 7
Persons with a charge proved | 1,001 | 911 | 224 | 35 | 7
Of which received: | | | | |
Custodial sentence | 200 | 176 | 45 | 5 | 2
Fine | 465 | 385 | 66 | 6 | 3
Other sentence | 336 | 350 | 113 | 24 | 2
Section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995
Persons proceeded against |
- | 297 | 1,266 | 1,420 | 1,443
Persons with a charge proved |

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