Written Question · S4W-13279 · Session 4
How many charges have been brought under section (a) 1 and (b) 6 of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Sco…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many charges have been brought under section (a) 1 and (b) 6 of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012.
The answer
The available information as provided by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) is as follows:-
(a) Between 1 March 2012 and 31 December 2012 there were 64 charges reported to COPFS under section 1 of the Offensive Behaviour and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 in respect of cases which had completed by the latter date. An additional 154 charges were reported under section 1 in respect of cases which were not completed by 31 December 2012, giving a total of
218 charges.
(b) Between 1 March 2012 and 31 December 2012 there were 4 charges reported to COPFS under section 6 of the Offensive Behaviour and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 in respect of cases which had completed by the latter date. An additional 14 charges were reported under section 6 in respect of cases which were not completed by 31 December 2012, giving a total of 20 charges.
The figures provided have been taken from the COPFS management system, and should be regarded as provisional. COPFS uses a live operational case management system, specifically designed to receive criminal and death reports from the police and other specialist reporting agencies and to manage these cases for prosecution purposes. The information held on the system is structured for these operational needs, rather than for statistical reporting or research purposes. National Statistics on criminal proceedings and convictions will be available from the Criminal Proceedings database in November 2013.
(a) Between 1 March 2012 and 31 December 2012 there were 64 charges reported to COPFS under section 1 of the Offensive Behaviour and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 in respect of cases which had completed by the latter date. An additional 154 charges were reported under section 1 in respect of cases which were not completed by 31 December 2012, giving a total of
218 charges.
(b) Between 1 March 2012 and 31 December 2012 there were 4 charges reported to COPFS under section 6 of the Offensive Behaviour and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 in respect of cases which had completed by the latter date. An additional 14 charges were reported under section 6 in respect of cases which were not completed by 31 December 2012, giving a total of 20 charges.
The figures provided have been taken from the COPFS management system, and should be regarded as provisional. COPFS uses a live operational case management system, specifically designed to receive criminal and death reports from the police and other specialist reporting agencies and to manage these cases for prosecution purposes. The information held on the system is structured for these operational needs, rather than for statistical reporting or research purposes. National Statistics on criminal proceedings and convictions will be available from the Criminal Proceedings database in November 2013.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-13279 by reference.