Written Question · S3W-26513 · Session 3
How many offences were recorded in the Lothians region in each of the last three years for the (a) sale of alcohol to a person under 18, (b…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences were recorded in the Lothians region in each of the last three years for the (a) sale of alcohol to a person under 18, (b) purchasing of alcohol for consumption by a person under 18, (c) purchase of alcohol or its consumption on a licensed premises by a person under 18 and (d) confiscation of alcohol from a person under 18.
The answer
The available information is given in the following table:
Number of Recorded Offences Related to Underage Alcohol Consumption1, in the Lothians Region, 2005-06 to 2007-08
Financial Year
| 2005-06
| 2006-07
| 2007-08
Sale of drink to person under 181
| 33
| 93
| 99
Person under 18 buying excisable liquor or consuming in bar
| 6
| 17
| 22
Purchasing excisable liquor for consumption by person under 18
| 21
| 42
| 50
Confiscation of alcohol from person under 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
Total
| 60
| 153
| 171
Source: Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services.
Note: 1. Covers crime categories sale of drink to person under 18 and wholesaler selling liquor to person under 18, although no crimes of the latter have been recorded in the years reported.
With regard to this answer, and the answer to question S3W-26512 on 7 September 2009, it should be noted that statistics dealing with court proceedings and recorded crime are not directly comparable as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime involving more than one victim and there is the possibility that the crime recorded by the police may be altered in the course of judicial proceedings. Also a crime may be recorded by the police in one year and court proceedings concluded in a subsequent year.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
Number of Recorded Offences Related to Underage Alcohol Consumption1, in the Lothians Region, 2005-06 to 2007-08
Financial Year
| 2005-06
| 2006-07
| 2007-08
Sale of drink to person under 181
| 33
| 93
| 99
Person under 18 buying excisable liquor or consuming in bar
| 6
| 17
| 22
Purchasing excisable liquor for consumption by person under 18
| 21
| 42
| 50
Confiscation of alcohol from person under 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
Total
| 60
| 153
| 171
Source: Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services.
Note: 1. Covers crime categories sale of drink to person under 18 and wholesaler selling liquor to person under 18, although no crimes of the latter have been recorded in the years reported.
With regard to this answer, and the answer to question S3W-26512 on 7 September 2009, it should be noted that statistics dealing with court proceedings and recorded crime are not directly comparable as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime involving more than one victim and there is the possibility that the crime recorded by the police may be altered in the course of judicial proceedings. Also a crime may be recorded by the police in one year and court proceedings concluded in a subsequent year.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-26513 by reference.