Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S3W-11365 · Session 3

What proportion of people coming before Scottish courts in the last 10 years were first-time offenders.

Answered Asked by John Lamont Con Lodged 27 Mar 2008

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of people coming before Scottish courts in the last 10 years were first-time offenders.

The answer

Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 21 Apr 2008 · 25 days after it was lodged, on time

The available information on the proportion of individual offenders with a charge proved and with no previous convictions is given in the following publications:
Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2001 in table 15 (under the Total column for All previous convictions = None), on page 39. Published by the Scottish Executive in 2002.
Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2002 in table 14 (under the Total column for All previous convictions = None), on page 36. Published by the Scottish Executive in 2004.
Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2003 in table 14 (under the Total column for All previous convictions = None), on page 36. Published by the Scottish Executive in 2005.
Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2004-5 in table 14 (under the Total column for All previous convictions = None), on page 37. Published by the Scottish Executive in 2006.
Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2005-6 in table 14 (under the Total column for All previous convictions = None), on page 39. Published by the Scottish Executive in 2007.
Copies of which are available are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. numbers 25720, 31304, 36012, 39481, 42387 respectively).

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-11365 by reference.