Written Question · S4W-23478 · Session 4
Further to the answer to question S4W-08131 by Kenny MacAskill on 28 June 2012, how many people convicted of possessing (a) heroin, (b) coc…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-08131 by Kenny MacAskill on 28 June 2012, how many people convicted of possessing (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) cannabis, (d) amphetamines and (e) ecstasy in each of the last two years received (i) a custodial sentence, (ii) a community payback order including a requirement to carry out a drug programme, (iii) a drug treatment and testing order and (iv) a fine or other disposal.
The answer
The available information for the last two financial years, 2011-12 and 2012-13, is given in the following table.
Information for 2013-14 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2013-14 statistical bulletin. This is due to be published on 16 December 2014.
I will write to the member as soon as the information for 2013-14 is available and a copy will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 56505).
The dates of all Scottish Government official and national statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/03/18798
People with a charge proved for possession1,2 of selected drugs, by result, 2011-12 and 2012-13
Drug
Result
2011-12
2012-13
Heroin
Custody
99
78
Community payback order
56
95
Drug treatment and testing order
39
23
Monetary
582
467
Other
359
276
Total
1,135
939
Cocaine
Custody
12
14
Community payback order
50
73
Drug treatment and testing order
1
0
Monetary
840
843
Other
102
102
Total
1,005
1,032
Cannabis
Custody
25
37
Community payback order
59
84
Drug treatment and testing order
5
2
Monetary
794
640
Other
246
236
Total
1,129
999
Amphetamines
Custody
8
3
Community payback order
5
8
Drug treatment and testing order
1
3
Monetary
74
39
Other
23
19
Total
111
72
Ecstasy
Custody
1
0
Community payback order
5
7
Drug treatment and testing order
0
1
Monetary
135
133
Other
16
16
Total
157
157
1. Where main offence.
2. The Criminal History System (CHS), from which these data are derived, contains an offence modifier code for a crime or offence which provides additional information for the specific incident as opposed to the actual charge. This code has been used here to identify the type of drug involved in drugs possession offences, however it should be noted that only around half the records on the CHS for drugs offences contain details of the drug(s) involved.
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database.
Information for 2013-14 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2013-14 statistical bulletin. This is due to be published on 16 December 2014.
I will write to the member as soon as the information for 2013-14 is available and a copy will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 56505).
The dates of all Scottish Government official and national statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/03/18798
People with a charge proved for possession1,2 of selected drugs, by result, 2011-12 and 2012-13
Drug
Result
2011-12
2012-13
Heroin
Custody
99
78
Community payback order
56
95
Drug treatment and testing order
39
23
Monetary
582
467
Other
359
276
Total
1,135
939
Cocaine
Custody
12
14
Community payback order
50
73
Drug treatment and testing order
1
0
Monetary
840
843
Other
102
102
Total
1,005
1,032
Cannabis
Custody
25
37
Community payback order
59
84
Drug treatment and testing order
5
2
Monetary
794
640
Other
246
236
Total
1,129
999
Amphetamines
Custody
8
3
Community payback order
5
8
Drug treatment and testing order
1
3
Monetary
74
39
Other
23
19
Total
111
72
Ecstasy
Custody
1
0
Community payback order
5
7
Drug treatment and testing order
0
1
Monetary
135
133
Other
16
16
Total
157
157
1. Where main offence.
2. The Criminal History System (CHS), from which these data are derived, contains an offence modifier code for a crime or offence which provides additional information for the specific incident as opposed to the actual charge. This code has been used here to identify the type of drug involved in drugs possession offences, however it should be noted that only around half the records on the CHS for drugs offences contain details of the drug(s) involved.
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-23478 by reference.