In how many, and what percentage of, sheriff and jury cases, indictments were served for sheriff and jury cases that involve bail within ei…

Answered Asked by Kenny MacAskill SNP Lodged 7 Oct 2004

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive in how many, and what percentage of, sheriff and jury cases, indictments were served for sheriff and jury cases that involve bail within eight months of first appearance on petition in each year since 1999.

The answer

Answered by Colin Boyd on 3 Nov 2004 · 27 days after it was lodged, on time

The Crown Office and Procurator Fisal Service does not measure the number of bail indictments served for trial in the sheriff court within eight months of first appearance. Our target is to serve 80% of sheriff court bail indictments within nine months of first appearance. The figures for each of the financial years since 1999 are shown in the table below. The last year saw an increase in performance from 74% to 87% against a background of a 37% increase in the number of indictments served on accused for the sheriff court.
Sheriff and Jury Indictments Served on Accused Within Nine Months
Financial Year
| Number Of Accused Served With Sheriff Court Indictment
| Number Of Accused Served With Sheriff Court Indictment Within Nine Months
| % Served Within Nine Months

1999-2000
| 2,243
| 1,614
| 72%

2000-01
| 2,464
| 1,995
| 81%

2001-02
| 2,311
| 1,667
| 72%

2002-03
| 2,236
| 1,661
| 74%

2003-04
| 3,067
| 2,660
| 87%

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