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Written Question · S2W-11008 · Session 2

How many (a) women and (b) juveniles received a custodial sentence in each year since 1999, broken down by court.

Answered Asked by Stewart Stevenson SNP Lodged 29 Sep 2004

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) women and (b) juveniles received a custodial sentence in each year since 1999, broken down by court.

The answer

Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 Dec 2004 · 70 days after it was lodged, 42 days after it was due

The available information is given in the following tables.
Number of Custodial Sentences Imposed on Females By Scottish Courts, 1999-2002
Court
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 20021

High Court
| 38
| 36
| 49
| 36

Sheriff Courts:

Aberdeen
| 40
| 61
| 46
| 86

Airdrie
| 12
| 14
| 23
| 23

Alloa
| 5
| 5
| 24
| 24

Arbroath
| 12
| 6
| 8
| 8

Ayr
| 31
| 67
| 88
| 82

Banff
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 3

Campbeltown
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 1

Cupar
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1

Dingwall
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 6

Dornoch
|
-
| 1
|
-
| 1

Dumbarton
| 21
| 13
| 20
| 10

Dumfries
| 12
| 16
| 40
| 38

Dundee
| 47
| 36
| 37
| 43

Dunfermline
| 9
| 8
| 10
| 20

Dunoon
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
-

Duns
|
-
| 1
| 3
| 3

Edinburgh
| 60
| 71
| 91
| 130

Elgin
| 4
| 5
| 2
| 30

Falkirk
| 43
| 21
| 22
| 55

Forfar
|
-
| 1
| 4
| 11

Fort William
| 4
| 17
| 2
|
-

Glasgow
| 79
| 88
| 73
| 80

In the Official Report

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