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Written Question · S5W-01913 · Session 5

How many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been in each year since 2007 for the sale of tobacco products to under-18-year-old…

Answered Asked by Jamie Greene Con Lodged 11 Aug 2016

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been in each year since 2007 for the sale of tobacco products to under-18-year-olds.

The answer

Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 Sep 2016 · 27 days after it was lodged, on time

The number of people prosecuted and convicted in Scottish Courts for offences under the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 Section 18(1) and Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 Section 4(1) is given in the following table.
People prosecuted for sale of tobacco products to people under 18¹, 2006-07 to 2014-15
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Children And Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 Section 18(1)
-
2
13
27
17
14
-
-
-
Children And Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 Section 18(1)(A)
7
9
2
5
-
-
-
-
-
Tobacco And Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 Section 4(1)
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
3
2
All
7
11
15
32
17
15
-
3
2
1. Where the main offence
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database
People convicted for sale of tobacco products to people under 18¹, 2006-07 to 2014-15
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Children And Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 Section 18(1)
-
2
10
20
12
8
-
-
-
Children And Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 Section 18(1)(A)
5
7
2
5
-
-
-
-
-
Tobacco And Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 Section 4(1)
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
3
1
All
5
9
12
25
12
9
-
3
1
1. Where the main offence
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database

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